Is this a More Benign Phase of COVID-19?

Many experts, including top medical professionals in India, have been making statements about how COVID-19 in India is heading towards an endemic stage.

Many experts, including top medical professionals in India, have been making statements about how COVID-19 in India is heading towards an endemic stage. Is it accurate to say that? If yes, what does that mean for our public health policy? In this discussion, Prabir Purkayastha speaks to immunologist Satyajit Rath about the recent uptick in COVID infections and whether the disease can now be classified as an endemic rather than a pandemic.