More than 5.8 lakh elective surgeries have been delayed or cancelled in India due to the lockdown to prevent the spread of covid-19, according to an international research consortium.

In March, the Union health ministry had urged hospitals to postpone elective surgeries to reduce the risk of patients being exposed to the novel coronavirus. The study’s findings were recently published in British Journal of Surgery.

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