Hindu festival a Covid-19 ‘atom bomb’ as devotees amass along Ganges River
Hundreds of thousands descend on Haridwar along Ganges River where the weeks-long festival is being observed
14 April 2021 - 21:30
Haridwar — Hundreds of thousands of ash-smeared ascetics and devout Hindus jostled to take a dip in the Ganges during a religious festival on Wednesday, hoping to wash away their sins, as India reported another record surge in coronavirus infections.
As huge crowds made their way towards the river on a special day of bathing during the weeks-long “Kumbh Mela” festival, health authorities had to pull back a Covid-19 testing crew...
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