The ongoing Corona virus (COVID-19) pandemic has witnessed global political responses of unimaginable proportions. Many nations have implemented lockdowns that involve mandating citizens not to leave their residences for non-essential work. The Indian government has taken appropriate and commendable steps to curtail the community spread of COVID-19. While this may be extremely beneficial, this perspective discusses the other reasons why COVID-19 may have a lesser impact on India. We analyze the current pattern of SARS-CoV-2 transmission, testing, and mortality in India with an emphasis on the importance of mortality as a marker of the clinical relevance of COVID-19 disease. We also analyze the environmental and biological factors which may lessen the impact of COVID-19 in India. The importance of cross-immunity, innate immune responses, ACE polymorphism, and viral genetic mutations are discussed.
【저자키워드】 COVID-19, ACE2, Mortality, India, Transmission, Cross-immunity, 【초록키워드】 Corona virus, pandemic, lockdown, polymorphism, COVID-19 disease, SARS-CoV-2 transmission, response, Community, marker, ACE, genetic mutation, Government, Factor, Perspective, proportions, innate immune responses, while, spread of COVID-19, curtail, 【제목키워드】 Biological, Factor, STEM,