50,000 to be tested for Covid at the Maha Kumbh site
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The state health department will mainly conduct RT-PCR tests. The drive will cover seers, devotees, eatery owners, frontline workers including security personnel and the general public.
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Reports reaching here from Haridwar said the crowds have also shrunk in the mela zone.
Uttarakhand administration is launching a mega Covid test drive starting Saturday in the Haridwar city, covering around 50,000 people a day amid reports of increasing Covid-19 cases among seers and others attending the Maha Kumbh.
The state health department will mainly conduct RT-PCR tests. The drive will cover seers, devotees, eatery owners, frontline workers including security personnel and the general public.