About 1 in very 10 Americans has been infected by the Wuhan corruption with probably close to 10^6 death. This is despite the fact that the population densities of American settlements is much lower than India -- i.e. they are naturally socially distanced. This is especially so
in places with strong anti-mask sentiments like Texas. Now, in India with a similar level of anti- or lax-mask behavior the situation would be much worse because of the population densities, larger number of inter-generational homes& greater degree of casual sociality. Hence,
it is expected that by that criterion alone we would see a high absolute number of infections. I think the mask-laxness was always there but the preexisting natural resistance allowed the country to tide over wave-1. Wave-2 while exacerbated by the laxness from the victory over
wave-1 is definitely being driven by strain (s) to which natural resistance is poor -- like a blast on a naïve population. So when we put everything together the brutal results should be seen as expected rather than extraordinary. The US still has a role mean of over 600 deaths
as of the beginning of this week. These should provide a warning for India: it could settle into a state with relatively high daily deaths ~1000 at the end of this wave is vaccination cannot be advanced -- not easy task in India. Moreover, relaxed behavior could result in brutal
3rd wave. Hence, for the immediate future strict masking seems to be the biggest issue on the plate.
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