Covid-19 Possible 3rd Wave

Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar said as part of its preparation to fight the possible third wave of COVID-19, the state government has taken measures, including reserving 20% beds in district and local hospitals for children.

The Centre is fully ready to tackle a possible third wave of COVID-19 and a provision of Rs 23,123 has been made for this purpose, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur said in Shimla today.

A "Graded Response Action Plan" prepared to deal with a possible third wave of coronavirus was passed in the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) meeting on Friday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has said there should be separate pediatric wards at all district hospitals, CHCs and PHCs besides adequate oxygen, ICUs and ventilators in the state to deal with a possible third wave of COVID-19.

Jamia Millia Islamia will set up a 50-bed Covid care centre for its staff and their children as part of preparations for a possible third wave of the pandemic.

Any Delta variant of Covid remains a cause for concern, but there is no evidence of the new Delta Plus mutant fuelling a third wave in the country, Dr Anurag Agarwal, Director of the Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB), has said.

Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal held a meeting today to discuss the roadmap and an action plan to tackle a possible third wave of COVID-19 infection in the national capital.

The Jharkhand government is on high alert to contain any possible third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, following suggestions of experts that any laxity may lead to serious consequences, officials said on Friday.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced the setting up of a paediatric task force and two genome sequencing labs as well as a plan to ramp up oxygen capacity to prepare for a possible third Covid wave that could peak at 37,000 cases a day.

With more than 8,000 children catching the coronavirus in the month of May in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar, the state has started taking extra steps to minimise the impact of a possible third wave of COVID-19 that may affect children more.

Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar said as part of its preparation to fight the possible third wave of COVID-19, the state government has taken measures, including reserving 20% beds in district and local hospitals for children.

The Centre is fully ready to tackle a possible third wave of COVID-19 and a provision of Rs 23,123 has been made for this purpose, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur said in Shimla today.

A "Graded Response Action Plan" prepared to deal with a possible third wave of coronavirus was passed in the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) meeting on Friday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has said there should be separate pediatric wards at all district hospitals, CHCs and PHCs besides adequate oxygen, ICUs and ventilators in the state to deal with a possible third wave of COVID-19.

Jamia Millia Islamia will set up a 50-bed Covid care centre for its staff and their children as part of preparations for a possible third wave of the pandemic.

Any Delta variant of Covid remains a cause for concern, but there is no evidence of the new Delta Plus mutant fuelling a third wave in the country, Dr Anurag Agarwal, Director of the Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB), has said.

Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal held a meeting today to discuss the roadmap and an action plan to tackle a possible third wave of COVID-19 infection in the national capital.

The Jharkhand government is on high alert to contain any possible third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, following suggestions of experts that any laxity may lead to serious consequences, officials said on Friday.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced the setting up of a paediatric task force and two genome sequencing labs as well as a plan to ramp up oxygen capacity to prepare for a possible third Covid wave that could peak at 37,000 cases a day.

With more than 8,000 children catching the coronavirus in the month of May in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar, the state has started taking extra steps to minimise the impact of a possible third wave of COVID-19 that may affect children more.