Amid a sudden spurt in the cases of the H3N2 virus, which has become a cause of concern Karnataka Health and Medical Education Minister Dr K. Sudhakar said that guidelines will be soon released for people to take precautions and there is no need to panic.
Union Health Ministry has conducted a meeting of top health officials of big hospitals and experts and discussed cases of viral infections on the rise in the country, especially due to the H3N2 virus, an official said on Monday.
Noting a sudden spurt in the cases of the H3N2 virus, which has become a cause of concern ahead of the Holi festival, Dr S Chatterjee, Sr consultant internal Medicine Apollo hospital said that the cases of respiratory tract infections have risen considerably in the last couple of months.<
"In the last two weeks, there have been a lot of respiratory tract infections happening in the form of fever, cough, runny/blocked nose, body ache and headache," expert said.