Before revision:  We present our predictions for three countries with quite distinct types of disease progression, namely: (i) India which has had a smooth rise followed by an equally smooth fall-off in the number of active cases , (ii) Italy, which has witnessed multiple peaks in the number of active cases, and has also witnessed multiple "phases" of the pandemic , and (iii) the USA which has erratic recovery data .
After revision:  We present our predictions for three countries with quite distinct types of disease progression, namely: (i) countries where nearly all of population still remains outside the reach of the pandemic , (ii) Italy, which has witnessed multiple peaks in the number of active cases, and has also witnessed multiple "phases" of the pandemic , and (iii) the USA which has erratic recovery data .