Can't say second Covid-19 wave has ended: PHFI's K Srinath Reddy

K Srinath Reddy of the Public Health Foundation of India on what the country can do to prevent a rise in cases once lockdowns are eased

The second wave of Covid-19 is now abating slowly but steadily across India, with both new cases and deaths decreasing. Unfortunately, economic output and the potential for economic growth is also continuing to fall further, hurting tens of millions of Indians across the country. The Center for Monitoring Indian Economy has told IndiaSpend recently that almost 97% of Indians are now poorer thanks to Covid-19. In this context, how can we emerge from the various lockdowns in several states and resume economic activity? Given that only about 223 million Indians are partly or fully vaccinated, with the majority (80%) having