India may see a new Covid-19 wave by January end: Senior Doctor
New Delhi: The number of covid-19 cases in India may rise at the extreme level by January 2022 end, says the senior doctor. Dr. Sambit, director (medical) of KIMS, Hyderabad, said that India is no different from the world, and it w will face what the world is facing.
“We expect a surge in COVID numbers by January end because we are no different from the world. We will face what the world is facing. Hopefully, we will not have the number of critically ill patients this time that we had earlier,” he said.
The top official in the Kerala Covid-19 Expert Committee said that India has barely a month before the Omicron variant of the Covid-19 virus wreaks havoc in the country, potentially triggering the third wave of the 2-year-long coronavirus pandemic.
State Health Minister Veena George said on Friday that eight more cases of the Omicron variant were detected in Kerala, taking the total infections to 37. The state had detected its first Omicron case on December 12 in Ernakulam after a UK returnee tested positive.
In view of the rising cases of coronavirus and growing concern over the Omicron variant, several states have announced fresh COVID restrictions, including night curfew.
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