# A Checklist Manifesto for India to Effectively Fight Omicron at the Gate

1 Opinion January 2, 2022 Economic Times ![Viral Acharya](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/Viral%20Acharya%20Article.jpg?itok=ShnIBR08) By Viral Acharya and Tusher Gore >

Irrespective of the vaccination status of the population, even low hospitalisation rates, combined with a rapid spread of the Omicron variant of the Covid- 19 virus, is causing hospitals and health systems in many countries to be overwhelmed by the sheer number of infections.

Read the full [*Economic Times* article](https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-commentary/a-checklist-manifesto-for-india-to-effectively-fight-omicron-at-the-gate/articleshow/88652903.cms).

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*Viral Acharya is the C.V. Starr Professor of Economics*## More from Viral Acharya

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