Experts agree that the symptoms induced by the Omicron variant appear to be milder than the previous ones. But this is prompting many to take this current wave of Covid-19 rather lightly. In fact many are even thinking that it won’t be that bad an idea for them to be infected by Omicron right now.

In this episode, Indian Express’ Amitabh Sinha joins host Shashank Bhargava to break down why you shouldn’t take the current wave lightly, and why you shouldn't catch Omicron just to ‘get it over with’.

Also in the end, Indian Express’ Jignasa Sinha tells us the tragic story of Salil Tripathi that has come to resonate with a lot of people.