Let us go back to India a year ago. The Hindu reported, “India, on Thursday, reported its first positive case of the novel Coronavirus (nCoV) from Kerala with a student, who was studying in Wuhan University and had travelled to India, testing positive for the virus.”

  The paranoia grew like a wildfire across the country. We thought it was the most unfortunate fate that has struck us but, little did we know. Today, we are in the worst situation possible. Here’s why.

The evolution of the novel Coronavirus

  When a virus copies itself, the genes of the virus are subjected to change. The virus mutants may or may not be dangerous. As for Coronavirus, it has proven to have even more deadlier mutants than its original. Research at the University of Bristol and the University of Exeter in the UK suggests that the mortality risk may be increased as much as 64 per cent, as reported by the Medical News Today on 15th March....

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