In the shadow of Covid-19

Disruptions in health services due to the pandemic could result in a secondary health crisis.

Ever since the country was locked down to contain the spread of Covid-19, doctors and public health agencies have feared that other major diseases could be spreading silently in the shadow of Covid-19. Now, an increasing number of peer-reviewed research is reporting that disruptions in health services worldwide could result in a secondary health crisis. Ignoring this ‘shadow curve’ of other life-threatening diseases, experts say, could kill people and decimate all hard-won goals of the past while the coronavirus takes centre stage.