Patients at a temporary converted isolation ward for Covid-19 patients near LNJP Hospital, New Delhi.
NEW DELHI: In the second wave of Covid-19 this year, the older population continues to be more vulnerable whereas only a marginal increase has been recorded in the number of younger people testing positive for coronavirus, said Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) director-general, Dr Balram Bhargava on Monday.
Nearly six months after the arrival of the first wave, coronavirus cases in India once again started rising in the first week of March signalling the arrival of the second wave of the pandemic in the country.