A third wave of COVID-19 will hit the country according to experts and will affect children too, the Supreme Court said on Thursday emphasising the need to prepare for the same including vaccinating people of age groups with young children. It also rapped the Centre over the handling of the oxygen crisis and said, "It's not just about allocating oxygen to states, we also need a plan for logistics." The third wave is around the corner and that it's time we start preparing for it, it added. The government's top scientific adviser on Wednesday, said a third wave of the coronavirus is "inevitable", warning that vaccines will need to be "updated" to deal with the new strains that have overwhelmed hospitals and left thousands dead.

A third wave of COVID-19 will hit the country according to experts and will affect children too, the Supreme Court said on Thursday emphasising the need to prepare for the same including vaccinating people of age groups with young children. It also rapped the Centre over the handling of the oxygen crisis and said, "It's not just about allocating oxygen to states, we also need a plan for logistics." The third wave is around the corner and that it's time we start preparing for it, it added. The government's top scientific adviser on Wednesday, said a third wave of the coronavirus is "inevitable", warning that vaccines will need to be "updated" to deal with the new strains that have overwhelmed hospitals and left thousands dead.