: Top 10 Covid updates: Third wave likely by end of August, but numbers may not be high, says ICMR #IndiaNEWS Here are the updates from Thursday:The third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic could hit India

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Top 10 Covid updates: Third wave likely by end of August, but numbers may not be high, says ICMR #IndiaNEWS
Here are the updates from Thursday:The third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic could hit India at the end of August and may not be as dangerous as the second wave, Indian Council of Medical Research Head of Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases Dr Samiran Panda told NDTV. “There would be a countrywide third wave but that does not mean that it would be as high or as intense as the second wave,� he said.India recorded 41,806 new coronavirus cases in a span of 24 hours, pushing the tally of infections since the outbreak of the pandemic in January last year to 3,09,87,880. The number was 7.7% higher than Wednesday’s count of 38,792 cases. The toll rose to 4,11,989 as it recorded 581 more deaths in the last day.The World Health Organization’s Emergency Committee warned that the new and “possibly more dangerous� variants of the coronavirus were likely to spread around the world. “The Committee noted that despite national, regional, and global efforts, the pandemic is nowhere near finished,� the statement said. The world health body’s chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has also warned countries about the third wave of the pandemic.Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the Uttar Pradesh government for successfully handling the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. However, last month, data from the...Read more

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