COVID-19 pandemic and the new normal

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and the global response to contain the disease are unprecedented, as it shatters global health with crippling impacts irrespective of geographic realm. The global public health arena is in deep trouble, as the past few decades have witnessed an astonishing outbreak of pandemics and epidemics geared by globalization, climate change and population explosion. India was initially stamped by lower COVID-19 case numbers and fewer deaths compared with numbers in many developed countries. The lockdown in India paves the way for life-changing and disrupting experiences. Currently, every person is incorporating many changes in the new normal situation to fight COVID-19. The book, ¿COVID-19 pandemic and the new normal: The Indian scenariö portrays the pandemic trails in India even though there is lot of ambiguity about the future. However, the ability to adapt to the enduring situation will certainly evolve in the ¿new normal¿. This book is useful for academicians, policy makers, scholars, researchers, health professionals and people involved in studying pandemic trails and new normal situation.