Kanpur: If the statistics available from Varian Coronavirus new, Omicron, are taken into account, is likely to spread in the country and the third wave can be set in the early months of next year, Dr Manindra Agarwal, Professor in the Department of Computer Science at IIT-Kanpur, giving know Abhinav Malhotra.
Excerpts: Q: Is deerlier coronavirus variant of a variant omicron delta? Can he cut the natural immunity and a vaccine? A: There is nothing concrete can be said about this as it is now.
Indications so far show that the variant Omicron coronavirus variants spread faster than delta.
But, whether this variant is more deadly variant of the delta, meaning more people will require hospitalization (for Omicron), it can not comment now because the data arising from South Africa and several other countries, all the people there are infected Omicron, has a mild infection and not heavily infected.
Q: Will there be a third wave Covid in India? When is likely to begin? A: very high chances that Omicron will spread in our country and because it is known to spread faster than the variants of the delta, it will spread.
So, if we believe that it (Omicron) has begun to spread, it can be said that the third wave can be set in the early months of next year and culminated after it gradually subsided.
But it seems that will not turn off the third wave as the second wave Covid.
Q: Is it going to affect India Omicron harder than variant Delta? A: According to early reports, it is believed that the Omicron can bypass the immunity developed after vaccination, but this has not been proven.
The symptoms of this infection (Omicron) indicates that it can not bypass the natural immunity (immunity developed in people after they contracted Covid-19) developed in people.
If this is true, then it appears that Omicron will not have much impact on the Indian population for nearly 80% of people in India have developed a natural immunity to Covid.
Besides this, a large population here (India) have been vaccinated.
If both of these aspects in mind, it seems Omicron will not produce much impact on the people of India.
Keeping in view all the statistics, it seems there will be no high demand for oxygen or a hospital bed as happened during the second wave.
Phenomenon we see now suggest that there may not be a high demand for oxygen.
However, it is important that one should remain vigilant.
Wear a mask because the mask can prevent someone infected.
They are not getting themselves vaccinated, should take a jab as early as possible.
They are just taking the first dose, have to hurry up and finish the course of their vaccination.