New Delhi: Citing a report by the IIT Kanpur on a fourth Covid-19 wave, Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar on Tuesday said that the state will witness a peak after June which will remain till September and October. The Minister said that IIT Kanpur had also published reports during the previous three waves, which turned out to be “accurate and scientific”.
“We have to start living with Covid and it is possible in a simple way through vaccination and wearing masks. It can keep you away from disease,” he said.
Fears of the looming fourth wave have led to concerns over new restrictions being imposed on Ramzan festivities. Authorities are contemplating more restrictions after the Prime Minister’s meeting with Chief Ministers on Wednesday.
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According to Sudhakar, the present virus is mutant and it is said that it is a sub-lineage of the Omicron virus. An official report is yet to come from the lab in this connection, he said, adding that the number of cases in Karnataka are very less as compared to other states.
ರಾಜ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಕೋವಿಡ್-19 ಸ್ಥಿತಿಗತಿ, ಸಂಭಾವ್ಯ ನಾಲ್ಕನೇ ಅಲೆ ತಡೆಗಟ್ಟುವಿಕೆ ಹಾಗೂ ನಿಯಂತ್ರಣಕ್ಕೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದಂತೆ ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿ ಶ್ರೀ @BSBommai ಅವರ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷತೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆದ ಸಭೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಪಾಲ್ಗೊಳ್ಳಲಾಯಿತು.
ಕಂದಾಯ ಸಚಿವ @RAshokaBJP, ತಾಂತ್ರಿಕ ಸಲಹಾ ಸಮಿತಿಯ ತಜ್ಞರು, ಹಿರಿಯ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳು ಉಪಸ್ಥಿತರಿದ್ದರು.@CMofKarnataka
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— Dr Sudhakar K (@mla_sudhakar) April 25, 2022
It is not correct to say the fourth wave has arrived, the Minister added. He underlined that deaths and hospitalisations could be prevented only by getting vaccinated. It will come as a flu-type infection for those who have taken vaccination. For people who have not taken vaccination, it is going to be dangerous, he said.
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Commissioner Gaurav Gupta stated that every day 60 to 80 cases are reported in BBMP limits. Presently hospitalization is very less and further decisions would be taken after analysing the trend, he said, while appealing to people to get the booster dose on priority.
