At the time of writing, the total number of Covid-19 cases has crossed the 39-lakh mark globally and 56,000 in India. Expenses for the treatment of this disease can run high, especially if a person has to be hospitalised for a prolonged period or needs to be admitted into the intensive care unit (ICU). Factors like rising incidence of lifestyle diseases and high health care inflation have already sensitised educated Indians towards the need to buy adequate health insurance for themselves and their family.
With the onset of this pandemic, policyholders should now take the next crucial step of understanding how