Omicron likely to peak in Feb 2022 but subside in a month, say scientists

Omicron is likely to peak in India in February 2022 and then decline the following month, according to scientists.

A mild new Covid wave may hit India in February 2022, estimate two scientists behind the much talked about Sutra model of tracking the pandemic trajectory in the country.

Manindra Agrawal of IIT Kanpur and M Vidyasagar of IIT Hyderabad, co-founders of the model, told India Today that in the “worst case scenario”, daily new cases may be in the range of 1.5 to 1.8 lakhs in February. That may happen if the new Omicron variant completely evades immunities acquired either naturally or through vaccination.