Young people in Delhi most affected by current Covid spike: AIIMS' Guleria

Doctor says people should remain vigilant, as the infection can "spread to the elderly" and trigger "serious symptoms"

A fresh wave of coronavirus cases in Delhi has "mainly affected" the young with most of the patients reporting “relatively milder symptoms”, AIIMS director Dr Randeep Guleria told Indian Express.

People should remain vigilant, as the infection can “spread to the elderly” and trigger “serious symptoms”. If so happens then the healthcare resources would come under strain yet again, he said..

Guleria told Indian Express that having more containment zones within a city would be a better strategy in containing the spread as some states mulled over imposing another lockdown. 

Delhi has been witnessing over 1,500 daily cases over