New Delhi: As a daily Covid infection in India continues to hover near the 40,000-mark, Director of AIIMS Dr.
Randeep Guleria on Friday said that the second wave of pandemic in India was still not over.
Speaking to Ani, Dr.
Guleria said the possibility of the third wave in India depends on how well people follow the corresponding behavior of Covid.
“I would suggest that people have to understand that the second wave of pandemic is not over.
Every day, we get more than 40,000 cases.
It is important for everyone to follow the appropriate behavior of Covid.
If we follow this, other waves will not come,” said Dr.
Guleria.
India suffered a broad destruction during the second wave of pandemic, which began at the end of March and peaked in early May.
Cases fell in the following weeks and have floated near the 40,000 mark for the past month, encouraging the center to state that the second wave of pandemics is still not over.
Talking about the third wave of the possible virus, Dr.
Guleria said the impact of another surge would be less severe than India witnessed in April and maybe if people obey the rules.
“If the third wave comes, then it will be light only if people follow the appropriate Covid-19 behavior,” he said.
Previously, the professors at IIT Kanpur and Hyderabad had predicted another outbreak of Covid-19 around mid-August, said it could peak in October depending on the type of virus variant.
They say if the variant is more contagious, such as delta tensions that cause the second wave, then it tends to increase.
In an interview with Ani, Gagandeep Kang, an expert of the top Indian microbiology and virology, also said that the third wave depends on the type of variant or viral strain.
“I think a lot depends on whether this wave is driven by a variant, or driven by a strain, if driven by a variant, it becomes very difficult to predict what numbers might occur,” said Dr.
Kang.
(With input from Ani)