New Delhi: Two days after saying that a third wave of COVID-19 is inevitable in India, the Centre changed its tone significantly and played down the threat.
“If we take strong measures, the third wave may not happen in all the places or indeed anywhere at all. It depends much on how effectively the guidance is implemented at the local level, in the states, in districts and in the cities everywhere,” Dr K Vijay Raghavan, principal scientific adviser to the Union government, said on Friday.
He himself had predicted that Phase 3 of COVID-19 pandemic is inevitable in our country, “given the high levels at which this virus is circulating.”
The damage control possibly took place because someone in higher authority may have pointed out that the scientific adviser should not have made such a dire prediction at a time when the country was absolutely ravaged by the second wave.
It could easily create panic and lead to shockwaves among the public which is already struggling to cope with the alarming rise in coronavirus infections.
New Delhi: Assembly elections in Jammu & Kashmir got underway on Wednesday on a peaceful…
Bhubaneswar: As several areas of Odisha faced a flood situation following heavy downpour triggered by…
Bhubaneswar: Pumping iron daily to become a weightlifter is no doubt a rugged and hazardous…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Wednesday issued fresh guidelines to ensure safety of doctors, para-medical…
New Delhi: A day after thousands of pagers belonging to Hezbollah exploded throughout Lebanon, hand-held…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday welcomed the approval given by the…
Bhubaneswar: In view of Monkeypox outbreak and the World Health Organisation declaring a public health…
Mumbai: Squadron Leader Mohana Singh is flying high by breaking barriers. She will become India’s…