Over 100 pilgrims, 20 seers test +ve in Maha Kumbh

At least 102 pilgrims and 20 seers have tested positive for Covid-19 as religious heads have refused to get tested, wear masks and not follow social distancing norms at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Haridwar. According to the Akhil Bharatiya Akhada Parishad, the presiding body of all akhadas, about one lakh seers were at the religious congregation on Monday for the Shahi Snan.