WHO warned India of blaming new variants as the single cause of Covid-19 second wave

The World Health Organization has said India’s Covid-19 second wave was caused by a perfect storm of mass gatherings, low vaccination rates and more contagious variants.

WHO spokesperson warned against blaming new variants as the sole cause of the rise of cases, pushing the country’s healthcare system to the brink of collapse, and said that complacent behaviour had also played a role.