A spike in COVID cases in major cities including Delhi and Mumbai have pushed forward concerns about a possible fourth wave. Besides Delhi and Mumbai, Noida and Gurugram have also reported a steady increase in daily COVID cases. Coronavirus cases across the country saw a recent spike after the infection rate slowed down over the past few months since the highly transmissible Omicron variant cases rocketed in January. A devastating surge of infections tore through India last year and the recent spike in COVID cases prompted warnings of another COVID wave