These data do not capture services provided by the private sector, which accounts for 70 percent of health care provision and half of hospitalizations in India. Treatment for tuberculosis also showed declines.
Between 100,000 and 200,000 children missed routine vaccinations during February and March. A severe impact on other health programs due to COVID-19 is also evident from the analysis of the National Health Mission data on inpatient and outpatient treatment. It is estimated that between 2 million and 10 million migrants were impacted by COVID-19. Migrant flight has serious implications on the already fragile rural health infrastructure. The economic impact of the lockdown on migrants was mitigated through provision of rations by the government, but this was implemented more than 45 days after lockdown. News of migrants killed in road and train accidents made headlines, along with reports of migrants fleeing quarantine centers due to overcrowding and unhealthy facilities. With no savings and little guidance or financial help from the government, these workers and their families faced food insecurity and hardships that led many to walk hundreds of miles to reach their villages. The sudden lockdown had a severe impact on millions of low-income migrant workers and daily-wage earners. According to the FIND database from June 14, India tests around 4,100 people per million compared with a global average of over 29,000 tests per million.ĭirector and Professor, Health Economics, Financing and Policy Division - Public Health Foundation of IndiaĪfter a 14-hour “Janata Curfew” test run, India went into full lockdown on March 24 at the time, India had just 500 confirmed COVID-19 cases and fewer than 10 deaths. Testing capacity has increased in recent weeks-over 1,000 laboratories with daily testing capacity of more than 300,000 samples-but testing rates are still low. When the curfew and lockdown were imposed, only 6,500 samples had been tested nationwide, and the daily testing capacity in mid-March was just 1,400 samples. But low testing rates have always been a serious drawback. This was followed by a series of travel advisories and restrictions, and efforts to repatriate and quarantine Indian nationals arriving from abroad.
India alertly implemented surveillance as early as January 17, even before the first cases were officially detected. National weaknesses: Low testing rates, deteriorating health care, and poor social protection But its main contribution is to identify the policy gaps that India must close quickly. It also provides a snapshot of the current situation. Recent analysis done jointly by Duke University’s Center for Policy Impact in Global Health and the Public Health Foundation of India assesses India’s pandemic preparedness and its policy response has been varied across the states. While recovery rates have improved to 60 percent and the death rate is relatively low considering that India is the fourth most-impacted country globally, COVID-19 in India is nowhere close to the peak (Figure 2). On June 30, official COVID-19 cases stood at over 585,000, and more than 17,500 deaths (Figure 1). With Unlock 1.0, the country is trying to balance attempts to revive the economy while dealing with increasing caseloads and new hotspots. On June 8, after 10 weeks of lockdown, India started a phased reopening of its economy. India went into lockdown almost two months later. The first COVID-19 case in India was detected on January 30, the same day that WHO declared it a public health emergency of international concern.
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