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IIT predicts ‘COVID-19 tsunami’ in mid May in Delhi, HC questions preparedness
The Court questioned the preparation as on date to deal with mid-May and observed that people who could be saved, are being lost.
By ANI| Posted by Sakina Fatima | Updated: 24th April 2021 5:14 pm IST
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Saturday has taken note of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), which predicted the “COVID-19 tsunami” in mid of May, and said that there is a need to think about how to deal with it.
A Division Bench of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Rekha Palli noted that according to IIT, Delhi’s peak will come in mid-May and it will be like a “tsunami”.
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The Delhi high court on Saturday has taken note of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), which predicted the Covid-19 tsunami in mid of May, and said that there is a need to think about how to deal with it.
The Court questioned the preparation as on date to deal with mid-May and observed that people who could be saved, are being lost
The Delhi high court on Saturday has taken note of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), which predicted the Covid-19 tsunami in mid of May, and said that there is a need to think about how to deal with it. A Division Bench of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Rekha Palli noted that according to IIT, Delhi s peak will come in mid-May and it will be like a tsunami .
India likely to peak at 33-35 lakh active COVID-19 cases between May 11-15 before sliding: IIT scientists
On Friday, India saw a single-day rise of 3,32,730 (3.32 lakh) COVID-19 infections and 2,263 fatalities with 24,28,616 (24.28 lakh) active cases
PTI | April 24, 2021 | Updated 15:50 IST
The ongoing second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in India may peak between May 11-15 with 33-35 lakh total active cases and decline steeply by the end of May, according to a mathematical module devised by IIT scientists. On Friday, India saw a single-day rise of 3,32,730 (3.32 lakh) COVID-19 infections and 2,263 fatalities with 24,28,616 (24.28 lakh) active cases.
In predicting that the active cases would go up by about 10 lakh by mid-May before sliding, scientists from the Indian Institute of Technology in Kanpur and Hyderabad applied the Susceptible, Undetected, Tested (positive), and Removed Approach (SUTRA) model. The scientists also said Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan and Telangana may see
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Deadline: April 30