IMD forecasts 2°C to 3°C dip in temperatures across Telangana for next two days

HYDERABAD With the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting dry weather across Telangana over the next two days and minimum temperatures likely to remain 2°C to 3°C below normal, the State Health Department has issued an advisory urging people to take precautions against seasonal flu, warning of a possible increase in acute respiratory infections. In an advisory, Director of Public Health and Family Welfare B. Ravinder Nayak cautioned that the dip in minimum temperatures could favour the spread of seasonal flu across the State.

Seasonal flu is an acute and contagious respiratory infection characterised by fever, cough, sore throat, body ache and fatigue. The infection spreads easily through respiratory droplets when an infected person coughs or sneezes. The department has advised people experiencing flu symptoms to stay at home, get adequate rest and drink plenty of fluids.

Most patients are expected to recover without complications within a week.