COVID threatens a comeback; key phase in India's fight Apprehensions are ripe that cases may again begin to rise as the year-old Coronavirus is unpredictable and also because nobody knows for sure as to how long people will remain immune to it. | 1 March 2021 2:32 AM GMT NEW DELHI: In December-January, it appeared as if Coronavirus was tapering away in India. The three major aspects of the pandemic — the curve of cases, deaths and hospitalisations — which have been fluctuating, suddenly plummeted drastically. Many believed this may be the end of the pandemic, after it destroyed thousands of families and the economy. People began to sense a reprieve, after a year — when they were continuously being cautioned to maintain strict social distancing and wear masks — there may be light at the end of the tunnel and post-pandemic life may begin soon.