New Delhi: Dr Samiran Panda, the head of Epidemiology and Communicable Diseases at the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Monday said that the states which did not face an intense second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic are now with the increasing trend of COVID-19 cases, showing early signs of the third wave.
In an interview with ANI, Dr Panda said that it is important to not talk of India as a whole and to instead take a state-specific view when talking about COVID-19 because all the states are not homogenous.
Several states began imposing COVID-19 restrictions and increased vaccinations, learning from Delhi and Maharashtra. Due to this, the second wave in several states was not as intense, leaving scope for a third wave. Therefore, the increasing number of COVID-19 infections in some states presently is indicating a third wave, he said. Every state should look into their number of COVID-19 infections and its intensity in both the first and the second wave of the pandemic to decide about their strategy/pandemic preparedness for the possibility of the third wave, the doctor added.
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Commenting on the reopening of the schools, Dr Panda said we should not panic about it.
The fourth national serosurvey clearly shows that more than 50 per cent of children are infected, a little less than adults. So, we need not panic unnecessarily, he said.
Further, he added that the more important thing than wondering if or not it is safe to open schools is to prepare well.
Teachers, parents, supporting staff, bus drivers and conductors should be vaccinated. It is important that the Covid Appropriate Behaviour (CAB) is implemented, and it is necessary to display hoarding showing what CAB is. Other than that, it is fine to reopen schools, especially in the states where the second wave was intense. However, for the states which didn’t experience an intense second wave, the schools should be reopened gradually and with caution, he said.
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World
21,71,11,787Cases
18,06,41,936Active
3,19,59,680Recovered
45,10,171Deaths
Coronavirus has spread to 195 countries. The total confirmed cases worldwide are 21,71,11,787 and 45,10,171 have died; 18,06,41,936 are active cases and 3,19,59,680 have recovered as on August 31, 2021 at 4:00 am.
India
3,27,68,880 30,941Cases
3,70,6405,684Active
3,19,59,680 36,275Recovered
4,38,560 350Deaths
In India, there are 3,27,68,880 confirmed cases including 4,38,560 deaths. The number of active cases is 3,70,640 and 3,19,59,680 have recovered as on August 31, 2021 at 2:30 am.
State Details
State | Cases | Active | Recovered | Deaths |
---|---|---|---|---|
Maharashtra |
64,60,680 3,741 |
55,359 1,007 |
62,68,112 4,696 |
1,37,209 52 |
Kerala |
40,27,030 19,622 |
2,10,040 3,073 |
37,96,317 22,563 |
20,673 132 |
Karnataka |
29,48,228 973 |
18,418 366 |
28,92,517 1,324 |
37,293 15 |
Tamil Nadu |
26,13,360 1,523 |
17,085 237 |
25,61,376 1,739 |
34,899 21 |
Andhra Pradesh |
20,13,001 878 |
14,862 317 |
19,84,301 1,182 |
13,838 13 |
Uttar Pradesh |
17,09,271 23 |
269 4 |
16,86,182 17 |
22,820 2 |
West Bengal |
15,48,058 510 |
8,922 148 |
15,20,702 647 |
18,434 11 |
Delhi |
14,37,736 20 |
375 17 |
14,12,280 36 |
25,081 1 |
Odisha |
10,07,112 609 |
6,738 301 |
9,92,473 843 |
7,901 67 |
Chhattisgarh |
10,04,420 22 |
439 41 |
9,90,426 63 |
13,555 |
Rajasthan |
9,54,093 7 |
109 14 |
9,45,030 21 |
8,954 |
Gujarat |
8,25,410 12 |
150 1 |
8,15,179 13 |
10,081 |
Madhya Pradesh |
7,92,165 10 |
75 5 |
7,81,574 15 |
10,516 |
Haryana |
7,70,466 10 |
639 7 |
7,60,152 16 |
9,675 1 |
Bihar |
7,25,700 6 |
106 7 |
7,15,941 13 |
9,653 |
Telangana |
6,57,716 340 |
5,891 21 |
6,47,953 359 |
3,872 2 |
Punjab |
6,00,576 25 |
359 33 |
5,83,844 54 |
16,373 4 |
Assam |
5,88,856 538 |
6,960 89 |
5,76,241 612 |
5,655 15 |
Jharkhand |
3,47,855 13 |
138 6 |
3,42,585 19 |
5,132 |
Uttarakhand |
3,42,948 38 |
356 21 |
3,35,211 16 |
7,381 1 |
Jammu And Kashmir |
3,25,253 105 |
1,264 12 |
3,19,582 117 |
4,407 |
Himachal Pradesh |
2,13,341 96 |
1,643 107 |
2,08,103 200 |
3,595 3 |
Goa |
1,73,850 59 |
883 62 |
1,69,769 118 |
3,198 3 |
Puducherry |
1,23,457 63 |
667 25 |
1,20,978 88 |
1,812 |
Manipur |
1,13,551 223 |
3,340 48 |
1,08,430 269 |
1,781 2 |
Tripura |
82,862 13 |
930 98 |
81,132 109 |
800 2 |
Meghalaya |
75,735 134 |
2,509 127 |
71,919 260 |
1,307 1 |
Chandigarh |
65,099 6 |
40 2 |
64,246 4 |
813 |
Mizoram |
59,119 1,157 |
9,107 597 |
49,798 559 |
214 1 |
Arunachal Pradesh |
52,960 90 |
900 66 |
51,800 156 |
260 |
Nagaland |
30,003 31 |
767 39 |
28,619 70 |
617 |
Sikkim |
29,841 32 |
1,186 36 |
28,285 67 |
370 1 |
Ladakh |
20,555 4 |
71 0 |
20,277 4 |
207 |
Dadra And Nagar Haveli |
10,663 |
6 0 |
10,653 |
4 |
Lakshadweep |
10,345 7 |
32 2 |
10,262 5 |
51 |
Andaman And Nicobar Islands |
7,565 1 |
5 0 |
7,431 1 |
129 |