Public sentiment about the COVID-19 surge in India is mixed, characterized by skepticism, fatigue, and frustration towards media and government handling. A divide exists in support for government measures, with some calling for more lockdowns while others mock the idea. There's a general desensitization and distrust rooted in past experiences, with many prioritizing normalcy over continued strict measures.

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I bet most people aren't even going to get tested or vaccinated this time around. 

Most people will just treat Covid as a stronger flu and just carry on with their lives.

__DraGooN_

With a population of 1.5 billion people……1000 Covid cases seems pretty darn low.

4runner01

Can you post April 2025 so we can compare? Otherwise this doesn’t mean anything.

Rude_Town467

Covid is at a point where it's highly likely to be no worse than a abnormally stubborn cold. The flu would likely be worse and I'm sure if you looked at active flu cases in India there'd probably be more than 1000 of them.

TheGringoOutlaw

So,? COVID is well and truly established in countries now. It's become common. I've had it multiple times.

Theodin_King

This is not going to be a trouble hopefully due to mass vaccinations. Even common cold was deadly at one point in history. I believe everyone is well immune to the virus now, unless there is some extreme mutation

Dhruv_Plankton97

[Last time Indian states underreported actual deaths](https://www.reddit.com/r/unitedstatesofindia/comments/1kigg7f/the_covidunderrepoting_news_would_have_been_the/)

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Total_Stop4787

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Ah shit, here we go again

kamikazekaktus

Very curious to why America is so anti covid vaccines and rapid response. 🤭🤫🤔

LionMakerJr

I would be surprised if anyone is surprised at the findings.

nuvo_reddit

I have multiple family members in healthcare.

At one point of time during pandemic it was easily 20-30 times.

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It's still very conservative estimate. Hundreds of people died in my city alone on daily basis and it was almost same everywhere else. Only god knows what happened in villages / small towns having no / inadequate access to healthcare facilities.

Professoron

8-10 times was kind of known outside of the bhakt circles.

YesterdayDreamer

This is one of the main reasons that the union government is not conducting the census, which will provide a good estimate of excess mortality.

IllustratorSharp3295

Indian government doesn’t give a shit about human lives . We are 1.5 billion in number , tmrw if meteor strikes and wipes out 500 million people (just assume it would hit in the central part of India), our government still won’t give a shit , most of our lives would still be the same continuing to work as nothing happens . 

schrutedwightttt

One of my close colleague contributed ₹2K to PM Cares fund. He died due to COVID.

Well there should be a second statistic of how many people who died during covid contributed to PM Cares fund.

Rosesh_I_Sarabhai

Abstract of the research article:




Global population health during the COVID-19 pandemic is poorly understood because of weak mortality monitoring in low- and middle-income countries. High-quality survey data on 765,180 individuals, representative of one-fourth of India’s population, uncover patterns missed by incomplete vital statistics and disease surveillance. **Compared to 2019, life expectancy at birth was 2.6 years lower and mortality was 17% higher in 2020, implying 1.19 million excess deaths in 2020**. Life expectancy declines in India were larger and had a younger age profile than in high-income countries. Increases in mortality were greater than expected based on observed seroprevalence and international infection fatality rates, most prominently among the youngest and older age groups. In contrast to global patterns, females in India experienced a life expectancy decline that was 1 year larger than losses for males. Marginalized social groups experienced greater declines than the most privileged social group. These findings uncover large and unequal mortality impacts during the pandemic in the world’s most populous country.

charavaka

Gobarji still hasn't conducted census yet

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I'll pray two times a day and take whatever vaccines they ask me to take but I can't face this covid now. I want to live like normal for two years now.🥲

badimadwaliheer

Going too chant
Corona go Corona to keep myself safe from it

AP_IS_PHENOMENAL

Government said everything is under control so yes we need to be worried.

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India sees a rise in COVID-19 cases driven by Omicron sub-variants. Health experts assess the situation as less severe, but precautions remain necessary.

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