As the winter season approaches, the NITI Aayog has warned that the second peak of Covid-19 is impending over the country.
Dr. VK Paul, member of Niti Aayog and head of the national Covid-19 task force said, “Observing the nature of the respiratory virus and the significant rise in cases in Europe and the United States of America (USA), we can assume a rise in the cases of the Covid-19.”
Paul also mentioned that the tendency of the respiratory virus is that it thrives during winters. It is being assumed that the infectiousness of the virus will increase during the winters.
He also mentioned that people need to take more precautions during the winters and not to host any gathering during festivities.
According to him, if people are invited to a gathering, the infected person can pass on the disease to many and chains would be formed. All viral diseases increase during winters. In most cases, the viruses die at high temperatures but they multiply at low temperatures.
The condition of pollution would worsen the already bad situation of the COVID-19 spread. He also advised that “The only way to dodge the contraction is to step out only when necessary, avoid over-crowding, wear a mask and maintain hand hygiene all the time.”