IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON THE HEALTH SECTOR IN INDIA

India declared a nationwide lockdown in March 2020, which extended time to time, considering the increasing number of cases of Covid-19. Covid-19 resulted from the tremendous loss of human lives and assets. As per data, 5, 20,907 deaths were recorded in India till 2022. The Covid-19 pandemic, there was resulted in a 59% loss of Income, 38% lost jobs, and 28% reduced fruit and vegetable consumption. People were facing stress and economic shocks which directly impacted their health, they started health problems like diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, etc. In Covid-19 psychosocial distress due to loss of job or income and had difficulties in accessing the health services by the public. The Covid-19 pandemic created a great challenge for the health sector, due to the paucity of testing kits and services, weak surveillance systems, and above all poor medical care facilities in developing countries like India. A large no of people suffered from mental health issues during the pandemic which included fear of infection, the stigma associated with infection, isolation due to imposed by individual’s compliance with lockdown norms, temporary unemployment, home schooling, etc. The pandemic has caused widespread anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms