The curious case of apparent resistance of Shaheen Bagh protesters to COVID-19 pandemic

The Shaheen Bagh protest, an ongoing continuous sit-in protest by several hundred people in Shaheen Bagh area of New Delhi since 15 December 2019, is a curious case where not a single person with COVID-19 infection has been found yet since the beginning of the pandemic engulfing the entire globe. Possible explanations for this resistance to the virus could be the innate immunity in the local population and Herd immunity generated by the resistant individuals could also protect the small numbers of other protesters who are not immune. This needs further investigation. The innate immunity and herd immunity in the indigenous population should be taken into consideration while devising global public health strategies for control of pandemics and epidemics.