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Transcript
00:00Good vibes continue this holiday season with a lot of food.
00:06But remember, the cases of stroke, high blood pressure, and other diseases are slowly increasing.
00:13First news, Marisol Abduraman.
00:20This holiday season, despite being monitored by hospitals, seasonal illnesses such as upper respiratory tract infection
00:28has increased in Tondo Medical Center by 25-30% compared to last week.
00:34With the unstable weather, we are really having an uptick of upper respiratory tract infections.
00:43It's probably multifactorial like the weather, also their control at home, sometimes they forget to take medicine.
00:53For those who have this, it's for the elderly and children.
00:56The doctor's advice is to stay at home if you don't need to go out.
01:00If you can't avoid it, wear a mask and immediately consult a doctor.
01:05The increase in lifestyle-related illness or the so-called holiday heart syndrome is also being closely monitored.
01:12The cases of stroke and hypertension and its complications have increased alarmingly.
01:19We also had some patients who had a heart attack, around 40% compared to last week.
01:27What's even more alarming is that there are those who got a stroke in the early 30s to avoid it.
01:33Especially now, there are people who are still prepared to eat, get vaccinated, eat and drink properly.
01:38Avoid fatty and salty foods and take maintenance medicine.
01:43This is the first news. Marisol Labduraman for GMA Integrated News.
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