A phase three is inevitable, given the higher levels of circulating virus but it is not clear on what time scale this phase three will occur. We should prepare for new waves: K VijayRaghavan, Principal Scientific Advisor to Centre pic.twitter.com/c6lRzYaV2q — ANI (@ANI) May 5, 2021India is currently in the grip of a second Covid-19 wave which is so intense that the country is seeing more daily infections than it did during the first wave that struck the country last year. The number of deaths per day in the second wave, too, is higher than the corresponding figures during the first wave. In contrast, India’s highest single-day tally in a day in the first wave was 97,894 on September 17 last year. New variants will arise all over the world & in India too but variants that increase transmission will likely plateau.

Source: Hindustan Times May 05, 2021 12:24 UTC