The SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus will not be eradicated but may become endemic, according to the study published in the medical journal the BMJ.
Recently, Delhi's Health Minister Satyendra Jain indicated that the Covid epidemic might be entering an endemic phase in the capital-where cases continue to remain all year round, but in lower numbers and limited to certain areas.
Experts said Covid-19 will continue to circulate in pockets globally and fresh outbreaks may also happen in areas where it had been eliminated earlier.
In our 'Get Real India' segment, watch this story about how a farmer in Maharashtra's Chintaraj village in Dharashiv district set his entire onion stock of six hundred sacks on fire after traders offered a price of just one rupee per kilo for the produce.
The edition of India First covers significant global and domestic developments. At the BRICS Foreign Ministers meeting in Delhi, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar emphasised the necessity of unimpeded maritime flows through the Strait of Hormuz and criticised unilateral sanctions.
The Congress party has resolved its leadership crisis in Kerala by selecting a new Chief Minister after eleven days of deliberations. The decision comes after a legislature party meeting, which saw the attendance of most elected representatives, though a senior leader skipped the gathering due to disagreement with the high command's choice.
This edition of So Sorry is a humorous take on how the failure of Iran war peace talks and blockade of the Strait of Hormuz have become a big headache for US President Donald Trump.
