End of the pandemic in sight, but is it time to let down the guard?

While the world is moving away from the most basic Covid-19 protocols, some experts say it is too early to declare that the pandemic is over

The daily fresh Covid-19 case count has remained below the 5,000 mark in India since September 23. In fact, during the past 24-hours, some 176,357 new Covid-19 cases have been reported across the globe, shows World Health Organisation (WHO) data.

So far, the world has cumulatively reported 615 million Covid-19 cases since the pandemic broke out, and 65.24 million deaths, the WHO said. Several countries have started to relax the mandatory mask rules; life is almost back to the pre-Covid19 ‘normal’.

But is the end in sight?

Experts tend to suggest that the upcoming winter months will play