Non-Covid biz not back to pre-pandemic levels: Metropolis Healthcare MD

In a Q&A, Ameera Shah says, however, that the impact of the second wave on her industry segment wasn't as bad as the first

After clocking a 22-fold jump in profits and a 128 per cent year-on-year rise in revenues for the first quarter of the FY22 fiscal, Metropolis Healthcare is planning to expand its geographical footprint to add 90 more labs and 1,800 collection centers as it aims to go deeper into the hinterland. Talking to Sohini Das, Promoter and MD of Metropolis Healthcare, Ameera Shah shares her thoughts on the way ahead for the diagnostic sector. Edited excerpts:

Is the non-Covid business back to pre-pandemic levels?

The non-Covid business, which had come back to normal in the fourth quarter of last fiscal,