Snapdeal sees surge in sale of health monitoring devices amid lockdown

The demand for pulse oximeter has spiked more than 300 per cent since the first Covid-19 case was identified

Online marketplace Snapdeal on Tuesday said there has been a surge in demand for at-home diagnostic medical devices on its platform in the last four months as people continue to fear going to diagnostic centres for medical tests due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The overall sales in 'at-home diagnostic kits' category for April-July this year is more than double the sales in the corresponding period last year, Snapdeal said in a statement.

Over the last four months, users have bought many personal diagnostic and health monitoring products, including pulse oximeters, blood pressure monitors, digital thermometer and glucometer.

Before the coronavirus pandemic outbreak, pulse