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The third wave of the Covid-19 epidemic may hit in February with the Omicron variant due to the increasing new threats of corona virus in India. However, it is also expected to remain weaker than the previous wave. This claim has been made by the data scientist team of IIT. According to him, maximum cases in the third wave can come from 1 to 1.5 lakh per day. Data scientist Manindra Agarwal, who was part of the study team, said that Omicron could be behind this huge figure. 

The lockdown may be re-imposed 

The new version has created new apprehensions. However, so far it has been seen that the firepower of Omicron is not like that of Delta. The cases being found in South Africa need to be looked into. Where the admission rate is still low despite the high number of cases. But it cannot be taken lightly. In the coming days, the situation will be clear in view of the proportion of newly infected and people admitted there. Agarwal said that last time the number of infected was brought down by stopping night curfew and overcrowded programs. Even further, these can be controlled by applying lockdown at a mild level.  

“With the new variant, our current forecast is that the country could see the third wave by February but it will be milder than the second wave. So far we have seen that the severity of Omicron is not like the one seen in the Delta variant,” Agarwal told PTI.