The technical advisory committee has discussed in detail the spread of the AY 4.2 variant. The number of infected persons is less. The spread of the new virus is more in UK, Russia, and Israel
"From time to time, corona will raise its head but it will eventually decrease. Once the levels of antibodies decrease, the chances of catching Covid will increase. Even so, for those in the protected group, the death rate is very low," Prof Gyaneshwer Chaubey, senior geneticist of the zoology department of BHU, said
Sawant also said that the state government was 100 per cent prepared for the third wave in case it strikes in terms of human and infrastructural resources to combat the next phase of the pandemic.
The health department has decided to make three government hospitals-BC Roy Post Graduate Institute of Paediatric Science, Calcutta National Medical College Hospital (CNMCH) and North Bengal Medical College Hospital-as hubs for treatment of Covid-19-affected children.
Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly said it was time for Australia to "learn to live" with the virus after some premiers of states abandoned the Covid-zero strategy
Bengal health department headed by the chief minister Miss Mamata Banerjee has decided to organise training camps for doctors on how to prevent, control and manage infections among children and toddlers. The camps are scheduled to be held at state-run teaching hospitals like SSKM, NRS Medical College, Medical College Hospital
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath has directed the health department to ensure there is no shortage of beds to treat children in any situation.
Around 13 liquid medical oxygen plants and more than 110 pressure swing absorption oxygen plans are coming up in districts
"...the recent example of misinformation is that - the third wave of covid will impact children - this is complete misinformation as there is no scientific basis behind it," IPHA President and Professor, Department of Community Medicine, AIIMS, Sanjay Kumar Rai
"...What we fail to understand is that adherence to Covid appropriate behaviour or lack of it is what will prevent or cause any future waves"
