Lockdown posed major healthcare hurdles for 2/3rd of non-Covid patients, finds ICMR study

An ICMR study has found that two-thirds of India’s patients who have been facing non-Covid health issues during the pandemic faced challenges with their routine checkups, access to hospitals.

A new study by ICMR has found that two-thirds of India’s patients who have been facing non-Covid health issues during the pandemic and lockdown faced challenges with their routine checkups, access to hospitals etc. The findings have revealed that nearly two-thirds of participants encountered challenges with their routine investigation (69%), day-care procedures (67%) and reaching hospital (61%).