India Coronavirus Dispatch: Bengal docs warn of Covid-dengue co-infections

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Bengal’s new problem: A new health crisis might have hit West Bengal. Across hospitals, doctors are now warning of Covid and dengue co-infections. Anecdotal evidence suggests there has been a steady rise in the number of people who test positive for Covid-19 and are then diagnosed with dengue, or vice-versa. This leads to a very critical situation for the patient: Covid-19 causes blood clots, while dengue prevents them by causing bleeding. Last week, the state government issued guidelines for dealing with these cases. “These infections affect different organs and in a way, a patient may end up having more affected