Bengalureans are wheezing and sneezing, docs advise care

City reports rise in cases of cough and cold; experts suspect many of them to be post-Covid symptoms and say follow-up care is a must While Covid cases are decreasing in the city, doctors are now seeing an increase in cough and cold cases. Though most of these cases are testing negative for Covid, it is still considered unusual as the temperature is increasing.There are many other viruses that show similar symptoms of Omicron including cough, cold, sore throat and body ache, according to Dr Gourishankar Reddy, Head of Medical ICU and COVID ICU at BGS Gleneagles Global Hospital. He said although the Omicron cases were decreasing, there are a few endemic respiratory viruses like influenza that are still making the rounds. Influenza is also a virus that affects the respiratory system showing similar symptoms to that of covid virus.

1 Jan 1970