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The authorities may be relying on thermal screening and vaccination certificates; but given the immunity-escaping nature of Omicron, will that be enough to prevent Magh Mela from being a super-spreader event
Indian strain of COVID spread to 44 countries already: WHO
The most challenging thing about containing the spread of coronavirus is not just the fact that it spreads and infects in multiples of hundreds, but the fact that it spreads exponentially and the true numbers will never be known. A 67-year-old woman returning from Kumbh Mela and testing positive is the worst possible confirmation of community transmission.
The woman, who had tested positive in April, has eventually ended up infecting 33 people which also includes 13 psychiatric patients at Spandana Healthcare and Rehabilitation Centre, near Nandini Layout, in west Bangalore.
Naga Sadhus or Hindu holy men raise their arms while shouting religious hymns on the banks of the river Ganges after taking the holy dip during the third Shahi Snan (grand bath) at the ongoing Kumbh Mela or Pitcher Festival, in the northern Indian city of Allahabad February 15, 2013.Reuters