Punjab on high alert amid HMPV virus; Health Minister advises wearing masks

All states have been advised to maintain constant surveillance and vigilance. However, the Health Ministry has assured the people that there is no need to fear or panic about this infection. But there is a need for vigilance.

Punjab On High Alert Amid HMPV:  People who have faced the effects of Covid-19 are worried about the human metapneumovirus spreading across the world. This infection, which spread from China, has also knocked in India. The Union Health Ministry is on alert mode after cases of HMPV were reported in the country. 

All states have been advised to maintain constant surveillance and vigilance. However, the Health Ministry has assured the people that there is no need to fear or panic about this infection. But there is a need for vigilance.

At the same time, the Punjab government is keeping a watchful eye on the new Chinese virus HMPV. Let us tell you that Health Minister Dr. Balbir Singh gave instructions regarding HMPV and also informed about the arrangements being made in this regard. 

Health Minister Dr. Balbir Singh said that elaborate arrangements have been made at Rajindra Hospital in Patiala. Testing is being done across Punjab. There is no need to panic about the virus. He also said that not a single case has been reported in Punjab. 

The Health Minister further said that children below 1 year of age and the elderly should avoid it across Punjab. Currently, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is keeping a close eye on the situation. 

He also said that people with weak immunity and people above 60 years of age have been advised to wear masks in crowded places. The minister further said that this virus is not as serious as Corona. It is a mild virus, which causes flu-like symptoms. However, it is not fatal.

At the same time, PGI Chandigarh senior doctor Professor PVM Lakshmi has said that this is not a particularly dangerous virus, it is a common virus that we often get, nor is it a new virus, it is just like a common cold. 

Dr. Lakshmi further said that if anyone is infected with this virus, then they are elderly or children, but there is no need to panic about it. It can be cured by taking normal treatment. Dr. Lakshmi says that there is no such element recorded in it that needs to be panicked.

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