With COVID infections in India steadily decreasing, epidemiologists and virologists are more optimistic that the Indian health system will be able to better manage caseloads moving forward. In an interview with Indian media at the end of August, World Health Organization (WHO) chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan said India is at or approaching the endemic stage. Last week, while reporting on the current state of the pandemic in India, Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said there was an overall decline being observed in most of the country A virus is considered endemic when it is restricted to a specific population within a …
