As the cases rise, the USA is also facing an acute shortage of test kits. There are many posts on social media highlighting the long queues and delays in getting a test done. Some people have reported that despite paying hundreds of dollars for the tests and booking days, even weeks in advance, they are unable to have a test done.
As the third wave rises in India, union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan has written a letter to various states and union territories to ensure that all the hospitals have sufficient stocks and supplies of medical oxygen.
IIT Kanpur professor Dr Manindra Agrawal has predicted that the severity of the third wave, in terms of numbers, would be half than what India saw during the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic