Gujarat: Second wave has launched a deadly assault on lungs

古吉拉特邦：第二波疫情已经对肺部发动了致命攻击

AHMEDABAD: Prakash Chandra, 59, did not have any symptoms of Covid-19 but got himself tested after his son tested positive. His report came positive. When his doctor insisted for a CT scan after his blood tests revealed high sugar levels and inflammatory markers, it was found that 50% of his lung was involved. His oxygen saturation too had dipped to 85. All this on Day-1 itself. He is now admitted in the hospital with his son whose scan has revealed nearly 60% damage to his lungs by the virus.

艾哈迈达巴德：59岁的Prakash Chandra没有任何新冠症状，但在儿子检测呈阳性后，他自己也进行了检测。他的报告是阳性。当他的血液检测显示血糖水平高和炎症标志物后，他的医生坚持要做CT扫描，结果发现他的肺有50%受损。他的血氧饱和度也降到了85。这一切都发生在第一天。他现在和他儿子一起住进了医院，他儿子的扫描显示，病毒对他的肺部造成了近60%的损害。

Even as the debate on the importance of HRCT rages on after the statement of AIIMS-D director Dr Randeep Guleria that HRCT did not serve any purpose in mild and home isolated Covid-19 patients, city-based radiologists are busy with a high number of infected and suspected patients lining up for high-resolution CT (HRCT) of thorax (chest and lungs) to understand the lung involvement and severity of the infection. Doctors say the CT score of the lungs is hel save many lives, especially in the current wave when the strain seems to be attacking lungs more ferociously than ever.

在全英医学科学院院长Randeep Guleria博士发表声明称，高分辨率CT对轻度和居家隔离的新冠患者没有任何作用后，关于高分辨率CT重要性的辩论仍在激烈进行。城市放射科医生正忙于应对大量的感染和疑似患者，他们正排队接受胸部(胸部和肺部)高分辨率CT (HRCT)检查，以了解肺部的受累情况和感染的严重程度。医生们表示，肺部CT扫描帮助挽救了许多生命，特别是在当前这一波疫情期间，肺部压力似乎比以往任何时候都更严重。

Pulmonologist Dr Rahul Jalan, a city-based pulmonologist, said that in the post-Diwali wave in 2020, the average HRCT score (counted out of 25 based on each segment of lungs) was 6 to 8. “This time, it’s as high as 12 to 14 for average patients. It’s not all – even at the lower score, the patients report hypoxa (deprivation of adequate oxygen supply) this time, pointing at the change in the virus profile,” he said.

肺科医生Rahul Jalan表示，在2020年排灯节后，高分辨率CT平均评分(根据每个肺段计算出25分)为6至8分。他说：“这一次，患者的平均评分高达12到14。这并不是全部——即使在较低的评分中，患者这次也报告了缺氧(缺乏足够的氧气供应)，这表明了病毒的变化。”

“Current strain seems to attack lungs more furiously. More young patients are found to have moderate to severe lung disease compared to earlier waves,” said senior radiologist Dr Hemant Patel.

资深放射科医生Hemant Patel说：“目前的毒株似乎更猛烈地攻击肺部。与早期相比，更多的年轻患者被发现患有中度至重度肺部疾病”

Radiologist Dr Amit Gupta said the average HRCT score has nearly doubled in the patients compared to the last wave Gujarat had seen in November. “Infectivity has increased – from 60% showing lung involvement in 2020, today 80% have lung damage” he said.

放射科医生Amit Gupta博士说，与去年11月古吉拉特邦的最后一波病例相比，患者的高分辨率CT平均评分几乎增加了一倍。他说:“传染性增加了——从2020年的60%显示肺部受累，到如今的80%有肺损伤。”

以下是印度时报读者的评论：译者：Jessica.Wu

Pranav Pathrikar

In this wave, electionjeevi ministers are the most dangerous virus. They don't have common sense that gathering crowds for election rallies will cause covid to spread.

在这一波疫情期间，参加竞选的印度部长是最危险的病毒，他们不知道聚集群众参加选举集会会导致新冠病毒传播。

Emily Miller

Wave 3 will be modi wave tsunami !

第三波疫情将是莫迪掀起的海啸！

Deepak

Tamilnadu government will bear the expenses of public getting treatment in private hospitals - CM Stalin! That's what is called a peoples government!

泰米尔纳德邦政府将承担公众在私立医院接受治疗的费用！

这就是所谓的印度人民政府!

Sirius

The second wave was not only because of the pure incompetency shown by Modi and state CM's but also due to the sheer unhygienic practices by the people and their irresponsible behavior. Go to any street in India and you will find filth every where. People spit phlegm everywhere.

第二波疫情不仅是因为莫迪和邦首席部长的无能，也因为人民的不卫生习惯和不负责任的行为。

去印度的任何一条街道，你都会发现到处都是污秽。人们随地吐痰。

Uday Gohil

BJP bacteria and their virus spreading has launched a deadly assault on lungs of the Gujrati.

印度人民党细菌和病毒的传播对古吉拉特邦人的肺部发起了致命攻击。

Mithilesh Kumar

Escape from infection but it is very difficult one if you have to go out for the job. Imagine those attending political rallies and coming back with infection is way to destroy own family as family members will get infected sooner or later but no politician and Neta will come to help you.

如果你不得不外出工作，就很难避免感染。想象一下，那些参加集会的人带着病毒回来，这会害得自己家破人亡的，家庭成员迟早会被感染，但没有政客会来帮助你。

Narayana Chandra Mouli

Hey media. Is this the way you should be scaring the people of the country? Please behave with some responsibility? Publish news that give some ray of hope to the people.

印度媒体，你就用这种方式来吓唬全国人民吗?

请承担点责任好吗?

发布能给人们带来一线希望的消息。

Rajib Mukherjee

Highest Covid infection is in Maharashtra, Delhi, Punjab. NO election was held in these states ??

感染率最高的的是马哈拉施特拉邦、德里和旁遮普邦。这些邦没有举行过选举??

Tiger By Heart

in India most of d doctor r unqualified due to reservations category resulting in more deaths

在印度，大多数医生都是靠预留名额上位的，是不合格的，导致了更多人死亡

Ankit Saxena

Our Govt was bust preparing for election not for basic needs of oxygen and ventilators,

我们的政府忙着准备选举，不准备氧气和呼吸机等基本医疗物资

Nasim Akhtar

While hospitals plead for life-saving oxygen and Covid-19 patients die in their thousands, India's Prime Minister FEKU is pushing ahead with a $1.8 billion parliamentary revamp -- including a new home for HIMSELF

就在医院乞求救命的氧气，成千上万的新冠患者死去之际，印度总理莫迪正在推进一项耗资18亿美元的议会改革，包括为他自己建一个新家

Daenerys

nehru is responsible. had he made west Bengal to Bangladesh, modi wouldn't have to go there to do rallies and spread the virus. jai modi jai rss

尼赫鲁是有责任的。如果他把西孟加拉邦划给孟加拉国，莫迪就不用去那里举办集会、传播病毒了。莫迪必胜，RSS必胜！

Sid Goats

overbreeding by ugly humans has lead to 25000 plus species becoming extinct. Pollution of air, water n depletion of natural resources has caused stress to Nature... Now nature is reducing your ugly race

丑陋的人类过度繁殖，已经导致25000多个物种灭绝。空气、水的污染和自然资源的消耗给大自然带来了压力……现在大自然正在减少你们这丑陋的种族

Ashish Kumar

when it comes to elections, ministers are not to be blamed but its the election commission has to be blamed for it, people took chinese virus so lightly and now we all are facing the hard results.

说到选举，不应该怪部长，应该怪选举委员会，人们轻视病毒，现在我们都遭殃了。

Truth prevails

The UK variant is the one causing this deadly lung attack. It was brought by Andolan jivi and Khalistanis during the fake farmer protest and started spreading everywhere.

英国变种是导致致命肺部疾病的罪魁祸首。英国变种是在假农民抗议期间带来的，并开始蔓延到印度全国各地。

Nationalis

Gujarat is little affected by covid. It doesn't have guts to attack Modi jis state

古吉拉特邦受新冠影响不大。病毒没胆攻击莫迪所在的邦

Mohsin Sayed

Lots and lots of Mand Bhakts wont be able to vote bjp next election sorry for people of Gujrat u supported wrong guy for 20 years Only God can hlep u now shaheb is busy..

真为古吉拉特邦人民感到遗憾，你们支持错人20年了，只有神能帮助你们，

Aristotle

situation is very bad in hospitals... everyone shud b vigilant n not ignore even slightest symptoms... timely treatment with a gud physician is imp

医院的情况很糟糕…每个人都应该警惕，不能忽视哪怕是最轻微的症状…

Rishi Vijan

All the Modi haters, please let me be direct with you all, especially to Hindus the more you hate Modi, the deeper trouble you will fall.

所有仇视莫迪的人，尤其是印度教徒，你们越恨莫迪，麻烦就越大