Direct impact of COVID-19 pandemic on lives is almost well known to the world with gradual reporting of its various systemic effects from almost every country. But this disease doesn't have direct impacts only, it causes collateral damage along with some hidden effects which may or may not be reported now and many will be come in future. India, a developing country, also got affected during this pandemic and now ranks under five in relation to the number of cases being reported till now. Here in this manuscript, various hidden aspects of COVID-19 has been discussed like issues related to healthcare infrastructure, food insecurities, domestic issues, mental and physical health, effect on education, screen time, and its challenges because of new trend of distant education, human resources, effects on labor class, material management, monetary issues, economic and industrial downfall, etc., along with challenges on both side for the Government as well as general public faced during this pandemic. Manuscript has been structured on the basis of concept and design of authors and various information put here on the basis of practical scenario being seen in the community and from various data published on Government sites, published articles from journal as well as media report.
Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic; Challenges; India; future direction; multidimensional impact.
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