Increasing cases evoke fear of fourth Covid wave in Telangana
At present, the only way to avoid getting infected was to follow extensive use of masks in public areas and physical distancing, said Dr. Raja Rao.
Hyderabad: Keeping in view that the cases of coronavirus is increasing in the state of Telangana as well as in several states of the country, the Medical and Health department officials are keeping a close watch on the possibility of the fourth wave, however, they feel that severity will probably be less when compared to the Delta driven Covid wave of April-June 2021.
According to the senior official of the Medical and Health department, for the past few days, along with Telangana, a few other states including Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and to some extent Karnataka have been reporting a significant rise in daily Covid infections.
As a result, health officials point out that hsi could be the initial stages of the fourth wave. Ever since the two new Covid variants were detected both BA 4 and BA5, there is a possibility that India could see a similar trend as it was in South Africa.
Keeping in view that the positivity rate is rising and also expected to rise, hospitalisations and levels of severity could remain under control, said the senior doctors. “There are clear signs of gradual increase in daily Covid infections in several States, including Telangana.”
“However, despite the rise in cases, probably there will not be many hospitalizations. At the moment, Gandhi Hospital has not received a single critical patient needing oxygen support, despite the rise in infections in the past few days”, said the Superintendent of Gandhi Hospital Dr. M.Raja Rao.
At present, the only way to avoid getting infected was to follow extensive use of masks in public areas and physical distancing, said Dr. Raja Rao.
“Using masks and maintaining physical distancing are the only two ways to avoid infection because there have been instances in many countries where we have seen re-infections among vaccinated individuals and those who have acquired natural immunity.”
“People visiting public spaces in Hyderabad must make sure that they wear masks and those who are eligible must get themselves a booster dose of the Covid vaccine,” said the health officials.
