second wave of coronavirus infection. This wave is impacting a slightly more number of younger people. So, why is the young population at risk in this wave?
Dr. Satyendra Nath Mehra, Medical director, Masina Hospital explain the factors that make the youth vulnerable to the deadly novel coronavirus in this wave.
According to him, young patients even with no comorbidities are worst affected due to two major factors. "Most of the younger generation patients do not even realize that their oxygen level is going low, and they continue their normal activities without any intervention.
Suddenly the oxygen level drops down and the patient becomes unstable. This condition is known as "Happy Hypoxia" and it results in the progression of Covid,.