Even as the second wave of Covid-19 gradually abates, the threat of a third novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) outbreak looms large, and experts have warned that along with children, residents in the city’s slums would be hit hard.

Keeping this in mind, the BMC has planned to give special training to paediatricians and put more emphasis on hygiene in slum areas, public toilets and other public facilities. “The first wave affected the slum population and many senior citizens, while high-rises and youth were hit hard during the second wave,” said a civic official.