ANI, he said, “I would suggest to everyone that if they are going out and especially in crowded places then they must wear a mask." Dr Guleria also warned that high-risk patients can get serious infection. "High-risk groups, elderly people should avoid going out because there are high chances of spreading infection and some can also get a serious infection," he said.
He said that even though people are vaccinated, precautions during festivals should follow. "New variants are expected and this variant has a tendency to mutate that will continue, but now the situation is different, earlier, there was no vaccination, but people are now vaccinated also.
But this doesn't mean that people will stop taking precautions, festival season is coming up and cases are also rising," he explained further.
Guleria added that the chances of hospitalisation and ICU admissions are low. Also Read: Omicron BF.7: Will Diwali trigger a new covid wave in India? "The chances of hospitalisation and ICU admissions are low.