Nearly 50 Kumbh Mela visitors test positive for Covid-19 on returning to Gujarat
A total of 49 people who returned to Gujarat after visiting the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar have tested positive for Covid-19 over the past two days.
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UPDATED: April 18, 2021 23:39 IST
49 people who returned to Gujarat after visiting the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar have tested positive for Covid-19 over the past two days. (Photo: PTI file)
On returning to Gujarat after visiting the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar, a total of 49 people have tested positive for Covid-19 over the last two days.
According to officials, 533 Kumbh returnees were tested for the virus at Sabarmati Railway Station in Ahmedabad on Saturday and Sunday. Rapid antigen tests were conducted by the civic health teams.
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Malaika Arora
Malaika Arora recently reacted to a picture of a crowd gathered at the famous Kumbh Mela this year. Sharing a picture of Kumbh through an Instagram story, the actress described it as shocking . In the photo, a large number of people are seen gathered on a narrow road for the festivities. Captioning the picture, Malaika wrote, It s a pandemic! But it is shocking.
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Snapshot of Malaika Arora s Instagram story
Malaika is not the only celebrity to have condemned such a large gathering at Kumbh amidst coronavirus spread. Singer Shaan on Friday reacted to a news report on Twitter stating over 1,700 people have tested positive for Covid-19 at Kumbh Mela, Haridwar between April 10 and 14. Why would God save us.. ??? if we are just not interested in saving ourselves and our families.. Please Please #StayHomeStaySafe, tweeted Shaan.
The Delhi government issued an order on Saturday making it mandatory for all Delhi residents who visit the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar to quarantine themselves at home for fourteen days.