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PREFACE
The second wave of coronavirus posed many challenges. Besides causing mild to moderate infections, it went on to claim several lives.The second wave posed an unprecedented challenge to people’s lives as well as the country’s medical infrastructure. Both the first and second waves have taught us the most important lessons: preparation and early execution are essential in detecting, containing, and rapidly responding to and mitigating the spread of potentially dangerous emerging infectious diseases.
However, the second wave led to a large number of infections experts believing that many people have achieved immunity, and the effects of the third wave may somehow be weaker. But COVID-19 discipline and appropriate behaviour need to be followed with utmost vigilance.
We continue with compiling new information every fortnight on the pandemic to remain aware of the latest developments. The aim is to inform the readers and strengthen the usefulness of the data. This edition contains compilation and coverage of information related to research contributions, significant efforts, community outreach, fact-checks, and so on, with new functionalities on the inner pages for a better user perspective. For all the sections, a section guideline has been provided and hyperlinked with the respective locations.
Hopefully, the coverage about how the country is overcoming challenges with the help of knowledge will instill confidence and trust in the country’s scientists and scientific administrators, ultimately resulting in inculcating scientific temper. Together we can, and we will beat the pandemic, with the collective strengths and spirit of services as the backbone.
We wish an engaging reading to our audiences across all strata of the society and look forward to their suggestions and feedback at covidnewsletter@vigyanprasar.gov.in. Additionally, feedback questionnaires have been included, and a link has been provided for submission. This, in turn, would help our readers in finding the desired and more relevant compiled information.
11 September 2021 Vigyan Prasar New Delhi