As India sees an increase in Covid-19 cases, the major Indian biologist Dr. Vinita Bal has said that at present new variants are not serious threats in circulation.

Former scientist of National Institute of Immunology, Dr. According to hair, while new mutations of the virus are emerging and spreading, they are not causing that kind of alarm during the earlier waves such as delta.

Many parts of India are reported to increase in Covid-19 cases, roughly due to new sub-line of virus. However, experts believe that it is not associated with an increase in optic disease or severity of deaths.

Most of the deadly patients or people with serious underlying conditions are now mentioned, especially individuals who are still facing health complications from previous infections.

Virus is not a 2021 virus today

Dr. Bal said that the current wave of Covid-19 is very different from what India experienced during the delta wave in 2021.

He said, “After this, the virus was new to our immune systems, and the population was not seen in front of it earlier. This created a widespread serious illness and a major public health crisis,” she told indianoday.in.

Today, the situation has changed a lot. Extensive vaccination and natural infections have helped to create community-level immunity in most population.

Dr. Bal said, “Most people have either covid or have received at least one vaccine dose, if not both. It has made a big difference that the body now reacts to the virus,” Dr. Bal said.

Kovid is now like a flu

According to him, Covid-19 has entered a stage similar to seasonal influenza, new variants appear periodically, but serious consequences are limited to high-risk groups.

“We are now continuously managing new variants because they emerge. This does not mean that the virus is gone or harmless, but the risk level is quite low,” he said.

No reason for nervousness, but be cautious

Dr. Bal highlighted that while new variants are more broadcast, they are not currently causing large -scale serious illness.

“A new version can still go viral, but because there is some level of immunity in our population, the effect is very low,” he explained.

He also emphasized the importance of preserving high -risk individuals, including chronic conditions, seniors and those who were severely affected in previous waves.

Living with a spatial virus

As Kovid continues to move towards a spatial phase, Dr. Bal urged people to accommodate their expectations and response. “If your community created immunity during 2020 to 2022, either through vaccination or infection, it is unlikely that any new version would now cause major illness or high deadly rate,” he said.

In a previous interview with Indiayatoday.in, former AIIMS chief and famous Palmonologist Dr. Randeep Galeria said that Kovid is now spatial, which means the virus is to live here and is changing like influenza (flu) virus.

Director General of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Dr. Rajiv Bahl said last week that the severity of infection is mild and there was no reason for concern.

“People do not need to take any immediate action. They should follow general precautions,” he said.