New Delhi: India’s second COVID-19 wave seems to have flattened but the climb down will be a more prolonged, long drawn-out process than the first and will possibly run till July, eminent virologist Shahid Jameel said here on Tuesday. According to the scientist, COVID-19 cases in the second wave also won’t come down in as steady a fashion as they did after the first wave. And during the process at every time point, you'll have a lot of cases," Jameel explained. Discussing why India faced a second wave, he said the constant narrative was that somehow Indians are special and have some special kind of immunity. He cited other "super spreading events", including elections rallies and religious congregations, for the high number of cases in the second wave.

Source: Mint May 11, 2021 16:07 UTC