Covid’s third-wave may arrive by October in India

From a survey conducted by Reuters with a group of medical experts, it has been projected that India may see the third-wave of Coronavirus by October this year. However, they also said that the upcoming wave would be handled better than this second wave and that this pandemic would continue to be a matter of concern for another year.

This survey was conducted from June 3-17. Out of 40 participants (including some doctors, scientists, professors and other experts) 21 said that the third-wave will hit India in October, 3 said August, 12 said September and others said between November and February.

70% of the experts opined that the next wave would definitely be handled better than the way second wave by controlled.

The next wave would be more controlled as more vaccinations would have been rolled out. Leading to a lesser number of cases. Also, there would be some degree of natural immunity from this wave,” Dr Randeep Guleria, director of Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), said.

When answering about the impact of the next wave on children and below-18 population. 26 experts said that they would be more at risk, while others said this won’t be the case. Out of 40, 30 predicted that this virus would remain a health concern for another year in India.