Rapid lung involvement attributed to mutations, high infectivity
The Hindu
Delay in getting test reports and patients seeking healthcare are additional factors
The demand for medical oxygen seems to be comparatively higher during the second wave of COVID-19. Doctors, who are seeing an increasing number of patients with rapid lung involvement, attributed the trend to mutations, high infectivity, apart from delayed reporting. While there is no data to compare the usage of medical oxygen during the first outbreak with the current wave, doctors said the overall volume of infected persons and rapidity of the surge has made oxygen scarce. Although patients develop pneumonia in the second week after getting infected, doctors said this is happening much earlier in some patients.More Related News