It would prove one of the most fatal miscalculations of the Covid-19 pandemic so far. Now, with daily cases crossing 360,000, and recorded deaths beyond 3,200 per day, many see the lull between Covid-19 waves as a cruel illusion. “We are not special.”Supermodels and herd immunityGiven India’s youthful population, Covid-19 death rates were expected to be smaller than elsewhere. By the beginning of this week, West Bengal had the fastest growing Covid-19 outbreak in India. There was this compulsion, it seemed, to look away from science, from evidence the world over and just establish that India is different.”

Source: The Guardian April 29, 2021 11:50 UTC