Sudden death of some youth after COVID-19 have been reported but at present there is no sufficient evidence to confirm the cause of such deaths, said the Health Ministry in Lok Sabha on Friday adding that to ascertain the facts regarding the apprehension of rising cases of cardiac arrest after the pandemic, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is conducting three different studies.
Responding to question by members Ravindra Kushwaha and Khagen Murmu, the Ministry in its statement said that the ICMR was studying factors associated with sudden deaths among adults aged 18- 45 years, effect of COVID-19 vaccine on thrombotic events in this population and establishing the cause in sudden unexplained death in the young through virtual and physical autopsy.
