As COVID-19 cases are rising again, health experts are of the opinion that people, while getting screened for COVID, should also get a basic health check-up done, as majority of the population do not get regular health check-ups and thus are unaware of any underlying comorbid condition they may have. They also added that the civic body and public health department, while doing door-to-door screening for the infection, could also test citizens for basic health conditions such as blood sugar, kidney and liver function among others. They said the data from this will help the authorities come up with better healthcare plans and help arrest the spread as well as monitor high-risk patients better. 

Dr Wiqar Shaikh, professor of Medicine, Grant Medical College and Sir J J Group of Hospitals, expressed concerns about people with comorbidities not being traced and added that the infection may prove severe for such people, leading to prolonged hospitalisation or even death.