At least someone has had the courage to announce that a third wave of Covid-19 might be in the offing. Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Rajesh Tope, Maharashtra health minister, has publicly asked the state to be ready for another round of death and sorrow between July and September. This time, hopefully, it will be better prepared to tackle the third round of the health emergency.
Although Maharashtra has not exactly covered itself in glory in its management of the pandemic, Mr Tope is proving to be an able lieutenant to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, unlike his party colleague Anil Deshmukh,
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