Analysis of Government website for web-registration to assess pattern of the Covid pandemic

J Family Med Prim Care. 2022 Jun;11(6):2890-2895. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2185_21. Epub 2022 Jun 30.

Abstract

Introduction: Covid-19 is an unprecedented challenge in our times leaving a trail of destruction and mayhem affecting almost all of us during the last 2 years. Various data sources are available around the globe to measure its impact using various yardsticks.

Material and methods: By carefully looking at data available at the website maintained by Government of India, we can draw some useful conclusions.

Results: There is a dip in the number of online registrations at our hospital coinciding with second wave and resultant lockdown.

Conclusion: Tracing digital footprints of an event as huge as the Covid pandemic may help us for future planning when we learn its lessons well.

Keywords: Covid hospital; SARS pandemic; SARS-CoV-2; World Health Organization; mutant virus; novel coronavirus disease.