The third wave of Corona is coming in this month!

Mumbai: It was only after the second wave of Corona in the country that concern was raised that the third wave would definitely come. The havoc of the third wave has started in many countries of the world. Although Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope has now said that there is a possibility of a third wave of corona virus epidemic in December, but its impact will be mild.

The health minister of Maharashtra told a news channel that medical oxygen and ICU beds would not be needed during the third wave. Tope said, ‘The third wave is likely to be mild and there will be no need for medical oxygen and ICU beds.’ Regarding the current scenario of Kovid-19, Tope said that 80% of the citizens in Maharashtra have been vaccinated. Is. At present the level of infection and the death rate are low.
Let us tell you that the Health Department had said on Tuesday that 766 cases of Kovid-19 were reported in the state in the last 24 hours and 19 people died. The number of patients under treatment in the state remained below 10,000 for the third consecutive day. A total of 66,31,297 cases of infection have been reported in Maharashtra till Tuesday. Tope said that the first wave of the corona virus epidemic came in September 2020 and the second wave came in April 2021.

Tope said he had met Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya last week and sought the Centre’s permission to give booster doses of the vaccine to health workers, front line workers, senior citizens and vulnerable sections of the infection. There was also a demand to vaccinate children and adolescents aged 12 to 18 years to prevent infection. Tope said, “Mandaviya said that he will discuss and apprise the issue with the Indian Council of Medical Research.”

It is worth noting that Dr Randeep Guleria, Director, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi had said on Tuesday that the third wave of the same intensity as compared to the first two waves of Kovid is not expected in the country. Guleria said that there is no increase in infection cases at this time, indicating that vaccines are still providing protection against the virus and there is no need for a third booster dose at present. Medical experts have also said that like the second wave, the third wave is not expected and cases may increase between the end of December to February but the impact will be mild.