Covid might not go away but no major outbreak likely in India: Expert

It is unlikely that Covid19 will be completely eliminated but there seems little chance of a significant outbreak of the disease in India in the next two months a top infectious diseases expert said on FridayThe remarks of Dr Parvaiz Koul director of the SKIMS Hospital in Kashmir came in the backdrop of the highly transmissible Omicron strains mostly BF7 causing a spike in coronavirus cases in many countries including ChinaIt is uncertain when or if Covid will become an endemic but it is unlikely that it will be completely eliminated We may see occasional outbreaks if new mutations emerge like in China In India it seems unlikely that there will be a significant new outbreak in the next twothree months Koul a leading pulmonologist and researcher on infectious diseases saidAlso read Covid19 in China It is business as usual albeit with adherence to protocol say Indian studentsTaking to Twitter Koul said India had an advantage in dealing with Covid due to widespread hybrid immunity but suggested that the highrisk group might have to go for a booster doseThere is an advantage due to widespread hybrid immunity although those at high risk might require an booster if significant time has elapsed from the last dose he saidThose who havent taken the precautionary booster dose must Watch for government guidelines Koul saidEarlier this week Koul had said modelling data from credible agencies do not foresee any major Covid wave in Jammu and KashmirModelling data from credible agencies such as from the University of Washington predict a low circulation of the virus for coming weeks in JampK Jammu and Kashmir but models can go horribly wrong he had saidSo stay calm observe routine precautions and vaccinate if you havent as per the advisories Safety saves Better safe than sorry the SKIMS Hospitals director had saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever