Introduction: Chest computed tomography (CT) scans have a significant role in the identification and treatment of COVID-19 disease. In earlier studies, the introduction of chest CT has been a highly sensitive method in testing COVID-19 pneumonia. With a radiation dose comparable to a chest X-ray, ultra-low-dose CT has been promised to be a successful method for lowering radiation dose and motion artifact. Materials and Methods: The research was carried out at a tertiary care facility’s radiology department between August 1 and August 31, 2020. A sum of 109 individuals aged over 18 years old and been called for a noncontrast CT scan chest and received were included. Results: The minimum age was 18 and the maximum was 87, where 14.67% of them are between 21 and 40 years, 40.37% of them are between 41 and 60 years and 44.96% of them are between 61 and 87 years. Male’s mean age is 55.89 years and female’s mean age is 60.14 years. The overall mean age is 57.02 years and standard deviation is 13.49 years. The average body mass index was 26.51 ± 3.5 kg/m2. In the standard dose and ultra-low-dose groups, the mean effective dose values were 6.70 ± 0.85 and 0.33 ± 0.09 mSv, respectively (P < 0.001). Conclusion: When identifying lung infiltrations among the patients admitted for elective or moderately urgent surgical or medical operations at the time of the COVID-19 pandemic, ultra-low-dose chest CT is an effective method that exposes patients to less radiation than standard dose CT.

The unexpected COVID-19 outbreak has threatened the world and derailed the socioeconomic lives of people. In this context, this study is aimed to discuss the implications of COVID19 in textiles sector in India along with major issues and challenges on demand and supply sides. This study determines the impact of crisis which affected demand and supply in textiles and fashion industry. COVID-19 has several implications for this industry, be it from demand or production. Its presence is observed in different aspects of the industry. This study uses secondary data collected from various sources like studies published in peer-reviewed journals. This study focuses on the need to think differently to deal with this unexpected crisis. Relaxation of tax compliance rules and deadlines, especially for small-scale segments is one of the potential solutions, so that the conditions of customer demand are not affected directly. In addition, more comprehensive financial relief package could be announced for textiles sector, considering the export- and labor-intensive processes to stem the adverse effects of pandemic. Rebates on exporters could be the next major step against the remission of taxes or duties on exports. This study was conducted during the COVID-19 crisis. More studies would be needed in post COVID era to generalize the findings. The combative measures and actual impact may be evolutionary and dynamic. The analysis focuses on the “out of the box” thinking to deal with unexpected crisis, but it may have different aspects to be discussed as the crisis unfolds. There is a lack of significant research on the impact of COVID-19 on textile industry in India. This study could be the stepping stone for researchers to study the impact on textiles sector and help policymakers to prepare for unexpected crises in future.