COVID-19: ‘India Witnessing Second Wave in Some Regions’, Claims AIIMS Chief; Says Pandemic Will Not End Any Time Soon

As India’s tally of coronavirus cases crossed 4 million, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Director Dr Randeep Guleria asserted that the daily cases will continue to rise for some more months, since the country is witnessing a second wave of Covid-19 in some of the regions.

With 40,06,162 total cases and 68,472 deaths, India is one of the worst-affected countries by the coronavirus. The five states — Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh — accounted for over 62 per cent of the active cases in the country.

With 40,06,162 total cases and 68,472 deaths, India is one of the worst-affected countries by the coronavirus. The five states — Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh — accounted for over 62 per cent of the active cases in the country.

In an exclusive interview to India Today, Guleria said that pandemic is likely to continue into 2021. “We can’t say that the pandemic will not spillover to 2021 but what we can say is that the curve will be flatter instead of rising very steeply. We should be able to say the pandemic is ending early next year,” Dr Guleria said.