Pindi reels under influenza onslaught

Pindi reels under influenza onslaught

A sharp increase in influenza and respiratory illness cases has been observed in Rawalpindi as severe cold weather grips the city, overwhelming health centres. Patients are complaining of cough, fever and breathing difficulties. Children and the elderly are reported to be the most affected groups. Health experts attribute the rise to the prevailing dry, cold conditions and lack of rainfall, which favour the spread of seasonal flu, cough, fever, …