Bhubaneswar: The symptoms of coronavirus are similar to common flu so don’t underestimate it and get tested, said Health Services Director Bijay Mohapatra on Thursday.
He said that Dr VK Paul, member, NITI Aayog, had pointed out that symptoms of influenza and Covid are almost similar, therefore people should not take it lightly.
Mohapatra said that testing and isolation are major measures to prevent the transmission of the virus.
He further informed that a pandemic will reach a plateau stage after an upward trend and gradually fall. Till the cases reach an upward trend, it is not possible to predict its fall.
As per the current trend, the number of Covid-19 cases may cross the 2nd wave peak in some days. However, the rate of hospitalization is low, added Mohapatra.
