Omicron fuels India third wave as Mumbai prepares for ‘tsunami’ of Covid cases
by Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi from on (#5TNZB)
There are hopes this outbreak will not be as deadly as the devastating wave in April 2021, which saw crematoriums overwhelmed
India is in the midst of a Covid third wave, officials have said, as the spread of Omicron has led to a doubling of cases in recent days and curfews being imposed on cities across the country.
India is clearly in the third wave of Covid-19, and the whole thing seems driven by Omicron," said Dr N K Arora, chairman of the Covid-19 working group of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation, who cited the galloping increase" of cases seen over the past week as evidence.
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