Digital Desk: Amidst a steep rise in the number of covid cases in the country, Covid-19 task force chief NK Arora today stated that the third wave of the pandemic has begun, but there's no need to panic as the country is better equipped to combat the pandemic this time.
In an exclusive interaction with Mirror Now, Arora said: "The number of cases has exponentially increased during the last one week. So, we are in the third wave; there is no doubt about it. Having said that, I would like to say there is no need to panic."
Explaining why people should not be alarmed by the rise in the number of covid cases, the top health official said India's drive to vaccinate adults against the virus infection is going "really well" and that the programme to administer vaccine shots to children aged 15 to 18 years old began "on a very good note" on January 3. He went on to say that tremendous efforts and investments have been done in the previous six months to boost the country's health infrastructure.
When asked about Omicron threat to the healthcare system, the COVID-19 task force chief said that some metro cities, such as Delhi, are witnessing a surge in cases of the Omicron variant. Citing global experience, he said the highly contagious Omicron variant is likely to take over Delta in terms of the number of cases.
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