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India Covid: Kumbh Mela pilgrims turn into super-spreaders


India Covid: Kumbh Mela pilgrims turn into super-spreaders
By Geeta Pandey
image captionHindus believe taking a dip in the Ganges will cleanse them of their sins
When millions of devout Hindus gathered last month in the Himalayan town of Haridwar to participate in the Kumbh Mela festival even as India battled a devastating second wave of coronavirus, many feared that it would turn out to be a super-spreader event .
Those fears, it now seems, are coming true, with reports of Kumbh returnees testing positive - and possibly spreading the infection - coming from many parts of the country.
When Mahant Shankar Das arrived in Haridwar on 15 March to participate in the festival, cases of Covid-19 were already rising in many parts of India. ....

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How Indian pilgrims became Covid super-spreaders


How Indian pilgrims became Covid super-spreaders
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Hindus believe taking a dip in the Ganges will cleanse them of their sins
When millions of devout Hindus gathered last month in the Himalayan town of Haridwar to participate in the Kumbh Mela festival even as India battled a devastating second wave of coronavirus, many feared that it would turn out to be a super-spreader event .
Those fears, it now seems, are coming true, with reports of Kumbh returnees testing positive - and possibly spreading the infection - coming from many parts of the country.
When Mahant Shankar Das arrived in Haridwar on 15 March to participate in the festival, cases of Covid-19 were already rising in many parts of India. ....

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