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3rd wave imminent; pilgrimage, tourism can wait, warns IMA
Updated On: 13 July, 2021 08:07 AM IST | New Delhi | Agencies
Medical body tells states to control mass gatherings, as they are potential super spreaders for a fresh outbreak
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Physical distancing goes for a toss as devotees perform rituals during Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra by priests amid Covid restrictions, in Puri, Odisha, and in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, on Monday. Pic/PTI/AFP
The IMA expressed concern on Monday over governments and people being complacent and engaging in mass gatherings without following Covid-19 protocols, saying these events are potential super spreaders for a third wave of the pandemic.
The Indian Medical Association (IMA), in a statement, said global evidence and the history of any pandemic suggest that “the third wave is inevitable and imminent”. “However, it is painful to note that in this crucial time, when everyone needs to work for the mitigation of the third wave, in many parts of the country, both governments and the public are complacent and engaged in mass gatherings without following Covid-19 protocols. Tourist bonanza, pilgrimage travel, religious fervour, all are needed, but can wait for a few more months,” it said. The IMA’s statement comes on a day when the annual rath yatra began in Puri and amid talks of allowing the Kanwar Yatra in UP and Uttarakhand. The IMA appealed to all the states to control mass gatherings. India recorded 37,154 new Coronavirus infections and 724 fresh fatalities in a span of 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday morning.
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