The report ‘Understanding Covid-19: Comparing all three waves in India’ analyses how Indians accessed healthcare during the three covid waves.
The data collated by health tech firm Practo about the three waves of Covid-19 pandemic shows that about 25 per cent of the patients could have caught the Covid-19 in all three waves. The report ‘Understanding Covid-19: Comparing all three waves in India’ analyses how Indians accessed healthcare during the three covid waves. The average time spent by a patient with a doctor online during this time was 30 minutes, which is comparable to in-person visits.
In the last two years, digital healthcare has played an important role in managing the Covid-19 pandemic. With speculations about the impending fourth wave going on, it is necessary to understand the health trends from the first three waves so that we, as a community, are better prepared for it.
Report findings during all three waves:
70% of all online consultations for Covid-19
Second wave was the deadliest with a 690% surge in online consultations at its peak
57% of all telemedicine users experienced it for the first time
54% of all online consultations were from millennials and Gen Zs
There was 50% growth in alternative medicine like Ayurveda and Homeopathy… Read More
