A surge in Covid-19 cases in China creates a sense of fear among Indians about a fourth wave.
"The infection surge in China is on expected lines. If you have a susceptible population that is not exposed to the virus, cases will rise. Nothing has changed for the rest of the world, including India," saysChina has been struggling with a rush of Covid cases after it started moving away from its so-called zero-Covid approach which mandated strict lockdowns, quarantining and closed borders.
"Covid is still around, people are still getting infected and getting admitted to hospitals. So it's not that we're free of Covid, but it's become like another upper respiratory tract infection, like influenza," says epidemiologistThe low caseload in India can be largely attributed to the immunity Indians have already gained over the past three years.
He says people should take the booster dose if they haven't already - only around 27% of the population have got it so far."With time, the level of antibodies go down. So a third shot is always beneficial and will increase the level of antibodies," Dr Lahariya says, adding that it's good for people above 60 years of age.
"The current testing strategy of random genome sequencing of 2% of international travellers is enough to pick up any new variant," says Dr Fathahudeen.
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