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'Kumbh Mela Should Now Only be Symbolic to Strengthen Covid-19 Fight': PM Modi PM Modi spoke to Swami Avdheshanand Giri of Juna Akhara over telephone and enquired about the health of saints, many of whom have contracted the infection   |  17 April 2021 7:38 AM GMT NEW DELHI: The Kumbh Mela of 2021 which is now regarded as to be the superspreader of the deadly COVID-19 has witnessed a massive surge in coronavirus cases. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 17 urged the citizens of the country that the weeks-long religious festival "should now only be symbolic". Further PM Modi...

A seer has died from COVID-19 and 80 other holy men have tested positive after attending a vast religious festival where millions of pilgrims have been ignoring Covid-19 advice despite a national surge in infections.