What is an ‘Endemic’ Phase?
According to WHO, Endemic refers to a disease that is present permanently in a region or a population.
This means that the novel virus continues to affect people regularly but it does not change the rate of infection. The best example could be of Malaria which has become quite common in local population.
At endemic phase, an infectious disease appears to infect a particular population at a steady state. However it does not disappear completely.
Meanwhile, Dr JA Jayalal, president of Indian Medical Association told NDTV that the decision about whether it is a pandemic or endemic has to be taken by scientific bodies like the World Health Organisation or ICMR. It cannot be a political decision.”We cannot loosen our grip and guard against coronavirus infections at this crucial point. It can be disastrous,” told NDTV.
“The whole world has seen second wave of coronavirus, but fortunately India has not seen that and we need to continue with our precautions….
