Basic Covid-19 related protocols like wearing masks, thermal screening, and checking negative test reports have been ignored in the Kumbh M...
Basic Covid-19 related protocols like wearing masks, thermal screening, and checking negative test reports have been ignored in the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar, where several lakhs of devotees are visiting each day, The Indian Express reported on Tuesday.
The Kumbh Mela, which will be held from April 1 to April 30, is expected to be visited by 10 lakh pilgrims each day. The number of devotees visiting the Mela is likely to climb manifold on three days of “shahi snaan” or royal bath – Monday, Wednesday, and April 27.
On Monday, over 28 lakh devotees turned up to take a dip in the Ganges. However, only 18,169 of the pilgrims were tested between 11.30 pm on Sunday and 5 pm on Monday, The Indian Express reported, quoting medical department officials. Reports of as many as 102 of those tested were found to be positive.
At the prominent spot of Har Ki Pauri ghat, 13 akharas (religious clans) reached in processions to take the dip. A team of two medical personnel with Rapid Antigen Test kits conducted only 11 tests in six hours on Monday, according to the newspaper. One of those tested turned out to be positive. At a test facility near Mela Bhawan on the route through which the akharas returned, a four-member team of...
