Nearly 100,000 new infections were reported each day when the virus took hold of the nation of 1.3 billion people in September. At that point, India was on course to overtake the USA and record the biggest case toll of cases worldwide. Despite new variants causing massive surges in cases in other countries in recent months, India's cases have continued to drop consistently since September. The virus has still devastated parts of the nation, with nearly 11 million cases reported and over 155,000 deaths. "If the Covid virus can be controlled in the nose and throat, before it reaches the lungs, it doesn't become as serious.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 17, 2021 17:46 UTC