Bengaluru: While it’s difficult to predict when the third wave of Covid-19 will arrive, noted cardiologist Dr Devi Shetty, who also serves as Chairman of the COVID expert committee in Karnataka, said on Thursday that the state government, hospitals, and doctors are much better prepared to deal with the crisis than in the past.
“It’s difficult to predict when the third COVID wave will strike and how devastating it will be. I believe our government is now much better equipped. In comparison to the past, people are far better prepared, hospitals and doctors are lot better equipped. Also, a large percentage of health-care workers are vaccinated, so they’re not worried about their own safety while dealing with COVID patients,” Dr. Shetty explained. He said that Karnataka has specially created a cadre for managing children if they ever get infected while adding that “on the whole even it happens we are in a much better position to tackle it,” Dr Shetty told ANI.
Dr. Shetty went on to say that for their own safety, people will need to appreciate and demonstrate acceptable behaviour. His remark was in response to the irresponsible manner in which people have been roaming the streets without maintaining social distance while wearing masks. “No government, anti-biotic, or vaccination can safeguard those who conduct irresponsibly. As a result, individuals must assume accountability. He went on to say that the most difficult problem is overcoming people’s vaccine apprehension.
The health ministry announced on Thursday that 41,806 new COVID-19 cases were reported across India in the last 24 hours, a little increase over the previous day’s count of 38,792 cases.
