Jammu, March 4 -- Research has shown that the pandemic has disproportionately affected regions witha high per capita income and a high burden of NCDs

Delhi had its first Covid-19 case this week, last year. Over this period, India has been able to keep the number of new cases, transmission rates as well as deaths at relatively lower levels, compared to many developed nations with better public health systems. Till recently, we have also seen a dip in infection rates in many parts of the country.

Having said that, the pandemic is not over until it is actually over. In fact, we need to be extra cautious during the downward trend of number of new cases, just as we would during the descent after scaling peaks. Pandemics also behave in set pa...