On Friday, the Prime Minister warned his plans to end all Covid curbs were in jeopardy due to the rapid spread of the Indian variant of Covid-19. However data suggests that, once it gets outside of these communities, the Indian variant does not spread quite as rapidly. The same could be true of the Indian variant. Crucially, at present, there is no evidence to suggest Covid vaccines are ineffective against the Indian variant. Some have suggested the rise of the Indian variant calls into question the fourth and final step out of lockdown, on June 21.

Source: The Nation May 15, 2021 22:07 UTC