IIT Kanpur professor Manindra Agarwal, whose mathematical model has been used as a reference point for understanding COVID activity in the country, said the fourth wave is unlikely to happen.
IIT Kanpur professor Manindra Agarwal said there is no possibility of a fourth wave as no new mutant has come to the notice of the authorities. His mathematical model was used as a reference point in the last two years to understand COVID activity and behaviour in the country.
Speaking to India Today, he said the improbability of the fourth wave is also due to the fact that natural immunity against coronavirus in people is above ninety per cent. He also said that the mathematical model shows that the increase in cases will not last long. The number of cases in Delhi NCR is on the rise
Agarwal said the rising number of cases in Delhi-NCR is due to the lifting of restrictions in the region. Scolding" Recently, schools have opened and people have stopped using masks, so the risk for variants has increased."। "But it will not have any serious impact on people's health as immunity to the current version is strong," he said."
The positivity rate was 4.21 per cent. No death was reported during the day. With these new cases, the infection count in the city has gone up to 18,68,550, while the death toll has gone up to 26,160. The professor said the restrictions imposed by the Uttar Pradesh government will have an impact in reducing the number of Covid cases as studies have shown that even with the slightest restrictions, the number of cases will come down.
In Uttar Pradesh, the state government has restored the mandate of face masks in several districts after the spike in COVID cases in the state. Section 144 has been imposed in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad from April 16 to June 10.
Vaccine efficiency-
Agarwal said that the existing vaccines are completely efficient against the new version. "No vaccine can prevent the infection but it will not cause any serious disease." There is no need for other vaccines as studies have shown good results against variants with these vaccines.
Jagran News Desk: The number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered by the Union Health Ministry crossed 186.54 crore on Monday morning, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.