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. 2022 Jan 22;204:161–168. doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.01.118

Table 1.

Comparison between the three waves of COVID-19.

Subject 1st wave 2nd wave 3rd wave
Time March 2020 July 2020 After Christmas 2021
Precautionary measures Extremely high (Obligatory) Mandatory Neglected from some people
Changes in symptoms Fever, cough, sore throat, chest and muscle pain, confusion, dyspnoea, headache, anosmia, and ageusia
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    Communal cold, fever, pneumonia, dyspnea and cough Sudden death

Flu symptoms and neurological effect
Mortality rate Horrible rates Increasing rates Lower compared to prior waves
Economical effect Completely stopped Affected Less affected
Social activities Completely stopped Decreased Returned as it is
Vaccination Not available Under investigation Available
Re-infection Not appeared Available More common
Mutations Not present Not appeared Present new variants