Covid third wave likely to peak this week in Maharashtra, Karnataka; TN may see peak next week. Details here
PTI. “Trajectory with data up to 11th indicates the peak on 23th Jan with nearly 7.2 lakh cases per day. The actual trajectory is already deviating significantly, and the actual peak is unlikely to cross 4 lakh cases/day," Agrawal wrote on Twitter.
Agrawal had earlier predicted that the third wave of coronavirus will peak by January end. “Across the country, the trajectories are changing significantly.
I speculated earlier that it is due to ICMR guidelines for a changed testing strategy. However, at many places, these guidelines are not yet implemented and still, the trajectory has changed!" he said.
According to a new government advisory, individuals undertaking inter-state domestic travel and contacts of confirmed Covid cases do not need to get tested unless identified as “high risk" based on age or comorbidities, In his view, there are two plausible reasons for the change in the Omicron-led case trajectory in India. “There are two groups in the population, one with less immunity against Omicron and the other with more.
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