India coronavirus dispatch: Patients coming in with cardiac, gastro issues

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Interview

A typical manifestations: Covid patients are coming in with neuro, cardiac & gastro symptoms: The number of Covid-19 cases continues to rise across India. Mumbai has had over 85,000 cases, and nearly 5,000 deaths — the highest among all Indian cities. How has our understanding of this disease changed over the last three months? What is the state of preparedness of the public health and the medical system? Read this interview with Tanu Singhal, consultant, paediatrics and infectious diseases at the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, and Harish Chafle, consultant, intensivist and chest physician at the Global Hospital in Mumbai. Read