COVID Second Wave in India - Revisiting the TIP Approach

The resurgence of COVID as a second wave of rising cases has been seen in many parts of India Presentation with atypical non-specific symptoms, delay in test positivity and diagnosis, infections more among younger people, and a fast-paced growth in daily cases have been the trends so far Variant strains are also emerging as a cause for concern The importance of TIP - Testing, Isolation and Prevention still hold as the three corner-stones of management This can enable effective home isolation and treatment, identifying high risk cases for hospitalization, and prevent overburdening of healthcare resources The two major pillars of prevention are wearing of masks in public, and further ramping up vaccination to include younger age-groups as well