corona kumbh snan More than 5000 Covid-19 tests in 48 hours at Kumbh Mela.

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In just four hours in Haridwar, which is on the Holy River on which the Holy Mela is observed, officials said the virus was identified in more than 5,000 persons.

Devotees gather to offer prayers during the third 'Shahi Snan' of the Kumbh Mela, at Har ki Pauri Ghat in Haridwar, on Wednesday.

On the site of the world's largest religious festival, hundreds of people tested positively for coronavirus in India, officials said Wedney, when massively uncanny Hindu devotees descended on the Ganges River.


A new wave of infections by coronaviruses is spreading through India, where experts are responsible for large-scale religious events, political rallies in polling states, and crowded areas.

On Wednesday, the government postponed high school examinations in the middle of the resurgence of the virus for the 15-18 year-old, to be held from May to June.

Despite increasing cases of viruses, pilgrims gathered to attend the holy celebration in enormous numbers.

A huge bunch of fans were cheek by cheek on Monday and Tuesday as they packed the banks of the River to dive through the waters during a bathing ritual.

For us, our faith is the most important thing. This strong belief is the reason why so many people came to take a dip here in Ganga, "said Siddharth Chakrapani, member of an organising committee of Kumbh Mela to AFP.

"You think Maa (Mother) Ganga will rescue you from the pandemic."

The Uttarakhand state government said of about 50 000 Haridwar samples, 408 were tested positive for Monday and 594 for Tuesday.

The latest figures were tweetered on Wednesday by Yogi Adityanath, the Chief Minister of Near-Abrotherhood of Uttar Pradesh.

India this week overtook Brazil to be the second-highest country in C

The vast nation of 1.3 billion people reported over 184,000 infections on Wednesday in the last 24 hours—the biggest single-day rise since the pandemic began—to bring the total number of cases to nearly 13.9 million.

The daily death toll of India passed 1,000 for the first time from mid-October on Wednesday.

Night curfews and clamping on movement and activity were imposed by local authorities.

Migrant workers in a train station said they left for their homes in other states in India, Mumbai, the financial capital of India, where the State of Maharashtra imposed tougher lock-down measures.

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