Dr Gangandeep Kang is among India's foremost virologists. She's a professor with the Christian Medical College, Vellor, and a member of the Covid-19 Working Group under the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTGAI). In an interview with TOI, Dr Kang said Covid is already in an endemic stage in India, where "the virus is and will continue to be". She said citizens, who will now have to live with SARS-CoV-2, should not be forced to face "irrational measures" such as lockdowns or curfews. Here are excerpts from the interview:
On Covid becoming endemic
