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Explained: Worries remain, but India and the world are better prepared

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Explained: Worries remain, but India and the world are better prepared

At this time last year, the number of coronavirus cases in India was steadily declining, although record numbers of infections were found in most parts of Europe, the United States and Brazil. There was no surge in cases during the holiday season in India, and even elections were held in Bihar. Normal activities are resuming, and most people mistakenly believe that the worst period of the pandemic has passed.

A year later, the situation was surprisingly similar. The number of daily cases in India is at its lowest level in 18 months. After the devastating second wave, the number of cases fell for five consecutive months, ensuring that normal activities resumed in most cases. Once again, the prevailing argument seems to be that India’s worst period may have passed. In this regard, even Europe, the United States and several other countries are currently in the most severe stage of the pandemic. However, behind these similarities are the main differences between last year and the current situation. Some of them, such as the threat from Omicron, indicate that the event may repeat itself, while others — such as the development of vaccines and even therapies — indicate that 2022 may be very different from 2021 and get better. However, so far, the uncertainty and experience of the pandemic have made it difficult for anyone to make predictions. Omicron threat

Omicron variants and Delta variants (originally called double mutants) were first discovered at about the same time last year. But unlike Delta, Omicron was quickly identified and labeled due to improvements in genetic monitoring.

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For India, at least, the threat from Europe and America is very different from the threat from Delta Air Lines. The Delta variant has appeared in India and spread among the population for more than two months before being flagged. By then, it had infected many people, and when the epidemic came, India was caught off guard.

Read also | Omicron in India: Countries that have implemented restrictions so far
With Omicron, India has enough early warning. Even though the actual number of Omicron infections is likely to be several times the number of more than 600 confirmed cases so far, this fast-spreading variant is unlikely to operate as freely as Delta.

The greatest comfort is that the disease caused by Omicron seems to be milder compared to Delta. All the studies so far have shown this point, and none of the studies have provided any counter-evidence.

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Laid stars Stephanie Hsu and Zosia Mamet reveal the worst gifts their romantic partners gave them | Exclusive

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Laid stars Stephanie Hsu and Zosia Mamet reveal the worst gifts their romantic partners gave them | Exclusive

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Stephanie Hsu and Zosia Mamet talk about their new series Laid, and some of the horrors of dating as millennials.
Imagine a scenario where anyone and everyone you have ever been intimate with begins to die one by one. Is it a curse? If yes, then who is cursed? These are questions that Stephanie Hsu‘s Ruby battles with in the new zany comedy, Laid. Ahead of the show’s release, Stephanie and co-star Zosia Mamet spoke exclusively with HT about their roles, the show’s unique premise, and the horrors of dating as millennials. (Also read: Dune: Prophecy star Emily Watson on working with Tabu: ‘She is a true treasure’)

Stephanie Hsu on her character’s flawed morality

Laid, created by Nahnatchka Khan and Sally Bradford McKenna, is the story of Ruby (Stephanie Hsu), who discovers that all her sexual partners are dying one by one, and she must warn them. Helping her in this unique quest is her best friend AJ (Zosia). The fun thing about Laid is that the protagonists are not the usual likeable characters. “She is totally an anti-hero of our story. I really love that,” says Stephanie, referring to Ruby’s moral greyness. “I am not a perfect person and I love playing flawed characters. But it was difficult. The creators told me that she is a total narcissist. But narcissists don’t think they are one, so I had to figure out a way to love her. For me, playing Ruby was about getting into her psychology and finding the innocent part of her – which is that she just wants love,” the actor adds.

While sitcoms usually add the best friend as the voice of reason trope, Laid diverges from that, with AJ even zanier and more morally ambiguous than Ruby. Talking about playing such a colourful character, Zosia Mamet says, “When you play not-so-likable or zany characters, people don’t believe they are that way. I don’t think AJ wakes up every morning and thinks, ‘I am absolutely crazy’. It’s about trusting the writing and finding an organic way into these characters to make them seem grounded, real, and relatable.”

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Stephanie, Zosia reveal the worst gifts they received from partners

In Laid, Ruby gives the gift of death to the men she is with, even if that is inadvertent. Ask the women about the worst ‘gift’ a partner has ever given them, and the discussions veer into the unusual horrors of modern-day dating. “I got a vintage wooden duck decoy from someone. It was broken, and I thought, ‘What does this say about our relationship?’. They didn’t know me well enough to know if I’d want this but also that they gave me something old and ailing,” Zosia says with a laugh.

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