In India, health and specialised health insurers have been rolling out focussed health insurance covers against COVID-19 in the last three months. The demand for health insurance has witnessed a significant rise with the government lockdown and coronavirus pandemic. As per market analysts, past experience with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) indicate that demand for health insurance plans picks up during epidemics, as insurers also report rise in queries for pandemic covers by the insurers.