IMA says COVID third wave inevitable, raises alarm over reopening tourism
The Indian Medical Association (IMA), India's top doctor's body, appealed to state governments and citizens to not lower their guard against COVID, saying a third wave was inevitable.;
Bengaluru: Opening India's tourist destinations and allowing pilgrimage travel could act as COVID-19 "super spreaders" of a third wave of infections, the country's top doctor's body warned on Monday.
After a catastrophic second wave, driven largely by the more infectious and dangerous Delta variant, ravaged the country's health system, India is now reporting roughly a tenth of its peak daily numbers in May.
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But experts worry that a third wave of infections is not far off as travel restrictions are eased in various parts of the country. read more
On Monday, the Indian Medical Association, India's top doctor's body, appealed to state governments and citizens to not lower their guard against COVID-19, saying a third wave was inevitable.
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