India has registered more than 52 lakh cases COVID-19 this month. Although the disease development curve is showing signs of flattening, the peak may be at a distance. However, the most remarkable thing about the third wave in India so far has been that it has been much less painful, both humanly and economically, than the first or the second.
the nature of omicron The wave has prompted many to declare that it could be the beginning of the end of the pandemic. Different arguments have been given in support of this ideology. While some have found parallels to the end of the Spanish flu a century ago, others point to the weakness of the Omicron version, suggesting that future mutations are likely to be even more vulnerable.
However, this is hardly the dominant view in the scientific community. Moreover, this pandemic has given rise to many surprises, and has defied most of the predictions.
Is that why we are in an endless maze, or is there hope in sight? Is Omicron the last major version, or could there be more? Is it possible to predict how the virus will mutate in the future? Can we do anything to prevent future waves? More importantly, is this really the endgame? These and many such questions are at the top of everyone’s mind as India talks about its third wave of COVID-19.
There are very few people in the country who understand these questions better than Dr. Anurag Agarwal, director of the Delhi-based Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, a CSIR research laboratory, who will be the guest of the online lecture session. Indian Express on Thursday evening. As the head of an institution that is currently involved in generating the scientific information needed to formulate response measures for the pandemic, Dr Agarwal is one of the key voices in the government’s decision-making machinery. He directly connects with people through informative and educative posts on social media on the pandemic.
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