Third COVID-19 wave to strike India by October, IIT Kanpur study predicts Third COVID-19 wave to strike India by October, IIT Kanpur study predicts In order to stop the COVID situation from getting worse, the maximum population should be vaccinated by September-October, the study suggested. (Image: Reuters) Updated: May 8, 2021, 10:26 PM IST IIT Kanpur scientists conducted a mathematical study in different parts of the country on the COVID-19 situation and predicted that after a peak in cases in the first week of May, the number of positive cases will begin to de...