3 issues that do not portend well for those who are going to get the more severe forms of COVID-19 in this surge, compared to the last one:
1. the new variant seems to be not just more infectious, but also more lethal.
2. Due to massive unwarranted abuse of antibiotics (1/4)

during the last wave, hospitals are now choked up with multidrug resistant organisms, & rates of severe secondary MDR bacterial pneumonia have spiked up in last few weeks. It's getting very difficult to treat such cases with antibiotics currently available in this country. (2/4)

3. The last surge had occurred after a few months of (an unwarranted) lockdown, & a collateral benefit of the lockdown had been significant reduction in air pollution, & marked improvement in respiratory system health in the community prior to the surge. (3/4)

This time around, historic air pollution has caused sudden spike in numbers of cases presenting with respiratory system ailments. Unhealthy lungs and COVID-19 are going to prove a very difficult combination.
Wear N-95 mask for protection from air pollution and COVID. (4/4)