The second wave of Coronavirus has created havoc in the country. India is witnessing record-breaking numbers of cases every day, with thousands dying with lack of oxygen and beds. The Centre on Wednesday has also hinted towards the third wave of Covid-19 which is “inevitable” and has asked the authorities to be prepared for such more waves.
Meanwhile, BJP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy has given a sensational statement on what could happen during the third wave of Coronavirus. Claiming that whenever the Covid third wave will hit India, it will impact children.
Asserting that the country needs a crisis management team instead of "PMO psychos” for acting upon the situation, Swamy on his Twitter said, “I had already warned two days ago that the third Coronavirus wave will target young children. We need a serious Crisis Management Team now instead of PMO psychos to monitor and strategize the response. Today the NITI Aayog Member confirms the danger of the third wave.”
Swamy who has been a part of the Planning Commission has not cited any scientific or research claims about his prediction but mostly based on observations.
What did the Government's scientific advisor say?
The principal scientific advisor to the Centre, K Vijay Raghavan, on Wednesday said that the third wave of Coronavirus pandemic was "inevitable", although a timeline for its occurrence cannot be predicted.
"Phase three is inevitable given the higher levels of circulating virus, but it is not clear on what time-scale this phase three will occur. We should be prepared for new waves," he said.
Earlier on Wednesday, Swamy had attacked the Centre over its mishandling of the Covid pandemic and requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to restore the responsibility of handling the pandemic to Union Minister Nitin Gadkari.
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"India will survive Coronavirus Pandemic as it did Islamic invaders and British Imperialists. We could face one more wave that targets children unless strict precautions now are taken. Modi should therefore delegate the conduct of this war to Gadkari," he tweeted.