By Craig Lewis
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More than 150 Buddhist monks at Gyuto Tantric Monastery in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh have tested positive for COVID-19, local media reports indicated on Tuesday. A total of 156 confirmed cases have so far been diagnosed among monastics at Gyuto Monastery in the Sidhbari suburb of Dharamsala after the latest round of testing, the reports said, adding that the area has been sealed off as a containment zone until further notice.
“Around 100 Buddhist monks from Gyuto Monastery in Dharamsala have tested positive for COVID-19 today [Monday], said Kangra District Chief Medical Officer Dr. Gurdarshan Gupta. “Total, 156 monks have tested positive in the monastery. This locality has been declared as a containment zone.” (India TV)
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama. File
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The Central Tibetan Administration has also requested for vaccination of the whole Tibetan community living in India The Kangra district administration on Wednesday said special provisions will be made to vaccinate the Dalai Lama against COVID-19 after the Dharamsala-based Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) wrote to the Indian government about this.
The CTA, also known as the Tibetan government-in-exile, had asked the Centre and the Kangra district medical officer to vaccinate the Dalai Lama and those working around him at the earliest, its secretary of health Palden said. We have also requested for vaccination of the whole Tibetan community living in India, he added.
160 Monks Test Covid Positive At Dharamshala s Monastery
The fresh covid cases were reported at a time when the medical teams were preparing for the vaccination of Dalai Lama Ashwani Sharma 2021-03-03T12:18:15+05:30 160 Monks Test Covid Positive At Dharamshala s Monastery outlookindia.com 2021-03-03T12:38:14+05:30
At Gyuto Tantric Monastery, one of the most famous monasteries located near Dharamshala, as many as 160 monks have tested positive for Coronavirus which has spread panic among the Tibetans and locals in Himachal Pradesh.
The fresh cases were reported at a time when the medical teams were preparing for the vaccination of Dalai Lama, the 85-year-old Tibetan spiritual leader.
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], March 3 (ANI): The Central Tibetan Administration's (CTA) request for COVID-19 vaccination of the Dalai Lama is currently under consideration of the state government, said Dr Gurdarshan Gupta, Chief Medical Officer of Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district, two months after the CTA claimed the request was sent.
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