Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Study from India

Abstract

COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019) was first identified in China on November 17 2019 [1]. From there, it spread to other countries very rapidly and hence, WHO declared the disease as pandemic. The first case of COVID-19 reported in India was on 30th January 2020 [2]. The disease mainly spreads through respiratory droplets and the symptoms range from cough, throat infection, fever, body pain to the death of an individual. Older people are considered more prone to COVID-19 owing to their weak immune system [3].