How Covid cases are spreading in India’s cities again

Nearly eight months have passed since India’s brutal second wave of infections peaked in the country

Nearly eight months have passed since India’s brutal second wave of infections peaked in the country. But the emergence of Omicron, a new and highly transmissible variant of Sars-CoV-2, has led to a massive rise in infections the world over, overpowering all other variants at a blistering pace. Though the variant appears far less virulent than Delta, its ability to evade vaccines and its higher transmissibility have sparked concerns that it could drag the fight against the pandemic back several months.

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