Can’t Rule Out Chances of Second COVID Wave in Winter: NITI Aayog

NITI Aayog’s VK Paul said that although the new cases and deaths are on a decline, India still has a long way to go.

NITI Aayog member VK Paul said on Sunday, 18 October, that while the number of new coronavirus cases and fatalities have gone down, the possibility of a second wave of infections during the winter season cannot be ruled out.

“We cannot rule out (a second coronavirus wave this winter in India). Things can happen and we are still learning about the virus,” Paul, who heads the National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19, told news agency Press Trust of India (PTI).