With the active caseload of COVID-19 witnessing a rise, there have been signs of a second wave of the Coronavirus across India despite the country inching closer to completion of the phase-1 of vaccine inoculation. The staggering rise in the number of cases has forced several state governments to impose sudden restrictions in a bid to control the spread of the virus. This comes amidst the emergence of the two new virus strains in three states – Maharashtra, Kerala and Telangana. However, it has not been confirmed if there is a direct correlation between the increase in cases and the new strains which has been witnessed in addition to the other strains from UK, South Africa and Brazil.