Crowded Sadar market that reopened after further ease in Covid-induced lockdown restrictions in Delhi on June 19.

With third Covid wave fear looming, Centre cautions states as crowds return after easing of curbs
The Centre on Saturday asked the states and Union Territories to open up activities in a “carefully calibrated” manner.

With third Covid wave fear looming, Centre cautions states as crowds return after easing of curbs

With the easing of Covid-19 restrictions leading to the resumption of crowding in markets, the Centre on Saturday directed the states and Union Territories to open up activities in a “carefully calibrated” manner. It also urged them to ensure the “extremely important” five-fold strategy of Covid-appropriate behaviour, test-track-treat and vaccination to prevent the spread of the disease.

This comes after AIIMS director Randeep Guleria warned that India could see a third wave of coronavirus in six to eight weeks if Covid-appropriate behaviour is not followed and crowding is not prevented.

In a communication to all states and UTs, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla also asked them to scale up the vaccination pace, to cover the maximum number of people in an expeditious manner, as inoculation, in the present scenario, is critical to breaking the chain of transmission.