Third COVID wave in India ‘inevitable’, warns top gov’t scientist
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Scientific adviser to Indian government says pandemic’s further waves ‘inevitable’ as about 4,000 people die in a day.
A top scientific adviser to the Indian government has warned the country would inevitably face further waves of the coronavirus pandemic, as almost 4,000 people die in the space of a day. India’s principal scientific adviser K Vijay Raghavan on Wednesday warned that even after infection rates subside, the country should be ready for a third wave. “Phase 3 is inevitable, given the high levels of circulating virus,” he told a news briefing.
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