Goemkarponn Desk
PANAJI: Goa Medical College (GMC) Dean Dr Shivanand Bandekar today said that as of now no one knows the severity of the Delta Plus Variant.
“As of now no one knows the severity of the Delta Plus Variant but it seams like it is highly effective and also no body in Goa knows the behaviour of the virus,” said Dean
Since the ‘Delta Plus’ variant has been found in Maharashtra’s Sindhudurg district adjoining Goa, “surveillance along the border has been stepped up”,
State Government has taken adequate steps and has prepared to deal with the third wave of covid19 pandemic.
While the expert committee on the third wave had 12 days ago predicted that this wave would occur by September, Goa Medical College (GMC) Dean Dr Shivanand Bandekar said the committee feels there is a 90 per cent chance that the third wave will come to Goa in a month and a half at the earliest.
He added that the first and second wave had hit the adult population of urban areas and he also felt that there was some herd immunity achieved in the adult population to some extent and that the virus is now looking at finding a new host.
Earlier, the expert committee had linked the drop in cases to the virus exhausting hosts it could find but had warned that the virus could be strengthened again if there are crowded areas, non-compliance of COVID-appropriate behavior, etc, which could eventually lead to another surge in cases.
