COVID-19 in India may never be known but much of the scientific community agrees the downward trajectory of the disease is real and can likely be attributed to ‘localised’ herd immunity and a younger population.As scientists attempt to understand India's sliding COVID count, the country on Monday recorded 16,504 new COVID-19 cases, more than six times lower than the highest daily spike of 97,894 on September 16.
While there is a glimmer of hope and India’s COVID-19 numbers are on a definite decline for a combination of reasons, a vaccination programme continues to be important, particularly given the presence of a mutant, more transmissible strain, several experts said while cautioning against infection upticks ahead.“It’s not the absolute.