Unexplained Fever Wave Grips South India: Is It A New COVID Comeback?

Last Updated on 2 weeks by Sweta

Local Clinics See Rise In Recurrent Fever, Cough, And Weakness Across Kerala, Tamil Nadu, And Karnataka

A recent unknown disease is creating lots of buzz in the southern part of India to the dismay of the people who besides being tested negative, are complaining of sweating at night. Nearly all the regions of the said places! From Kerala’s Ernakulam, Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore, and to the inner areas of Karnataka, families are coming to clinics with the blank faces of worry about what many have dreaded and are now calling a “ghost virus.”

Not like the usual seasonal flu, this sickness comes and goes — is reported to particularly affect the groups of school children, office-goers, and elderly citizens. Health care professionals from these zones are appealing to all the citizens to follow the public guidelines and take necessary actions any time they enter the public places.

“Fever Comes Back After Two Weeks” Say Families

The families in India have discovered velitation — a fever that goes away in 4–5 days but then recurs after 10–15 days with more intensity. “My wife got a fever in the second week of May, got well after some days of repose, and then got ill again a week later. We were very panic-stricken and did a COVID test, but it was negative” — Vijay Menon, a local of Kochi, said in an interview.

The news of the same kinds of incidents also appears in the surroundings of the town of Bengaluru, Madurai, and some of Andhra Pradesh. Most patients have mentioned they have had a dry cough plus constant tiredness, a sore throat, and some have even shown very mild cases of the respiratory system— all the while, the usual analyses were unable to detect the cause of the illnesses.

School Attendance Decline in the Midst of Concerns

In several schools in Tamil Nadu and Kerala, decelerating student attendance numbers have emerged as a noticeable trend. It has even been reported that more than 25–30% of students have not shown up in some of the schools, which is since they were affected by either fever or throat infection. Parents seem to be more cautious and tend to keep their children at home even if symptoms are mild, taking us back to early 2020 memories.

Now that nobody is taking notice, the school has already started conducting deep cleaning sessions, temperature checks, and allowing children to wear masks even inside their class. “For this reason, we at the school have made every effort to prevent COVID-19. We cannot afford a re-spread,” stated the principal of a Thrissur private school.

Major Corporations in Cities Go Back to Hybrid Work

Mostly IT companies and private businesses from Chennai, Kochi, and Bengaluru are going through a slow but steady shift to hybrid work models. It is said that as people start calling in sick, HR departments usually tell their employees who have flu symptoms to stay at home and work.

Not only have some companies started implementing mask mandates in shared spaces, but they have also begun providing hand sanitizers and also warned visitors not to arrange any meetings that are not essential—especially if they have flu-like symptoms.

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Previously non-existent stocks of the at-home COVID-19 rapid test kits are now making a hit in pharmacies of Mysuru, Tirunelveli, and Trivandrum. The surprisingly low number of COVID-positive people often keeps companies, who are more concentrated on the customers, in a puzzle. Despite the results being unexposed, families tend to remain self-isolated for some days just to be prudent.

“This has the exact experience and symptoms of COVID, but the testing results are all negative. So, we are still in a separate room to be on the safe side,” Sandhya Ramesh, a homemaker from Salem, said. Patients with chronic respiratory disease have been advised by some practitioners to seek immediate medical help and be admitted to the hospital after the appropriate chest X-ray and advanced blood tests have been done.

Experts Are of a View: Stay Calm, No Reason to Loose Your Head

Regardless of the fact that this disease is not officially being attributed to the coronavirus comeback, the doctors don’t want people to relax. “It’s not our conventional viral flu; although to mention it’s less severe than COVID it does not vanish and the symptoms can very well stay for a long time. Some of us are suffering twice per month,” Prabhakar, a general physician, stated.

He would therefore suggest people acquire paracetamol, oral rehydration solution, and steam inhalers. It would be prudent for the ill and elderly family members to avoid crowded markets, long travels, or poorly ventilated areas for the next few weeks.

Possible Relationship between the Weather and the Aftereffect of COVID Infections

Some health experts are of the opinion that people who have had COVID infections and whose immunity systems have been weakened are more likely to become ill due to weather changes. They make it clear there is no official information from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).

According to unverified reports, several hospitals in the southern part of India have been suspected of sending samples for genome testing to find out if there are any new strains.

What You Can Do To Keep Yourself Safe

• Put on a mask in crowded places and markets
• Do not allow children with a light fever to go to school
• Drink lots of water and rest if you feel unwell
• See a doctor as early as possible if symptoms last for more than 3 – 4 days
• Do not let the elderly in the family meet visitors or travel from home

Although at the moment, India is not at all in the same COVID magnitude as a year ago, the recent occurrence of an upsurge of fatal cases is proof enough that it would be unwise to lower our defenses. Remaining vigilant, keeping to the simple rules of hygiene, and not neglecting the symptoms are effective means to avoid another health disaster in the following weeks.