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Without depending on Centre, gear up for third Covid wave

The Goa government needs to be complimented for its efforts in preparing for the now seemingly inevitable third wave of Covid-19. They have constituted a task force and are promising to get the infrastructure in place within a month. In the meanwhile, the new centre at the Campal stadium has also opened up. Well, it’s apparent that it is the High Court directives that have played an important part in waking up the Goa government after the tragic incidents at the GMC. Other state governments should also follow suit and take necessary measures to combat the coronavirus rather than depending on the Centre, which has proved woefully incompetent to handle this pandemic.


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Third wave? Why experts failed to see second wave

SRIDHAR D IYER, Caranzalem
Published May 23, 2021, 12:37 AM IST
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Every day we read or hear from doctors, politicians, arm-chair critics and so-called ‘specialists’ that India should be ready for the third wave of the pandemic.  Did these people successfully predict in terms of the beginning and the ending of the ongoing second wave and the States that would be affected? If so, why were we not prepared and are now bearing the terrible brunt? Several doctors and politicians who are proponents of the 3rd wave theory mention that they…

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