Even though the active cases of Covid-19 have stayed under the 1,000 mark for the 19th consecutive day, there has, however, been a continuous rise in the number of cases since last weekend with more daily positive cases compared to recoveries. A house at Borim has reportedly been declared as a micro containment zone after nine members of the family were found to be Covid-19 positive. It is learned that one member of the family had a travel history from Mumbai while another family member is a dentist at a government hospital. It would seem necessary to test for Covid-19 all patients who visited the dentist in the past few days. It must be said that the second wave of Covid-19 is not yet over and the third wave could hit at the commencement of the festive season. It is also pertinent to note since the state assembly elections are not far away, election-related activities are in full swing as politicians change their political affiliations amidst large numbers of supporters. In the coming days, there will be public meetings and corner meetings by prospective party candidates. All this means gatherings of large crowds where social distancing and other pandemic-related protocols may not be followed. Just like SOPs are to be strictly followed during the festive season, the pandemic protocol also needs to be followed at political meetings. Politicians and their supporters are not immune to the novel Coronavirus and such political meetings could act as super-spreaders during the third wave.
