India is perhaps moving towards herd immunity as Covid-19 cases are declining and there is no need to panic over the new virus strain found in the United Kingdom because reports suggest that it not as virulent, doctors said at a webinar on Thursday.
The webinar ‘HEAL-Thy Samvaad’ was organised by the Heal Foundation to discuss the dynamics of the new strain of Covid-19 detected first in the UK.
According to the union health ministry, about 25 people in India have been diagnosed with the UK variant strain of Covid-19. All 25 persons are in physical isolation in health facilities.
Dr (Prof) Sanjay Rai, Professor of Community Medicine at AIIMS, said there is no need to panic about the new strain of Covid, it is not as virulent according to reports.
“Perhaps, we are moving towards herd immunity because in India the cases are coming down. One of the classical examples is Dharavi slum of Maharashtra. As far as the number of cases is concerned, it depends upon testing,”…