The government of all countries should take strict and significant actions to keep up with the control of the virus. Socioeconomic decisions of the respective countries could significantly impact the final outcome and an alarming situation in the future could be predicted, because we have also considered these factors in our report. This study may assist the planners in India to take stringent actions to prevent further spread of the virus by developing timely strategies and effectuating their implementation based on the different levels of severities of COVID‐19 among the population of India presented here. It is highly desirable that other global regions take strict action to reduce exposure of their people for curtailing the spread of infection and provide timely support to facilitate the recovery of infected individuals.
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