The Coronavirus pandemic has not left any age group unscathed. But while its repercussions had been practically on all areas of human existence, the crisis specifically highlighted the need to provide a constructive solution to the daily challenges faced by our elderly population.

As India drives its research to unlock the senior care market, I bring to you the second sector of the Series, the elderly. Now before we get into the details of how this age group is grappling and fighting against this deadly virus, it's highly important to know how does India and the rest of the world define the very term.

The definition of an elderly person varies across countries. While in most developed countries an adult of age 65 years and above is considered elderly, the threshold is 60 and above for Nepal. The discourse around Coronavirus among the elderly is primarily due to decreased immunity and co-existence of co-morbidities. 

According to the data of the Centre for Disease Control in the United States, approximately 25 percent deaths in India have constituted the fifty-five and above age group. The worrying factor is that their mortality and morbidity are not dependent solely on the direct effects of the virus, but also on measures like social distancing, travel restrictions, and self-isolation that have a disproportionate effect on healthcare access.