How a COVID Positive Devotee Infected Fellow Travellers at Kumbh

Thirty residents of Kherua village from Vidisha in Madhya Pradesh had embarked on their 12-day pilgrimage to the holy Kumbh mela in Haridwar…. Thirty others from neighbouring villages soon joined them…. But midway the pilgrims were taken aback by a COVID scare. This is how a co-passenger who was in the same bus, narrated the incident to The Quint.

“A fellow passenger from the village got a call from the local authorities. His wife was COVID positive, and the authorities had called in to check if his wife was adhering to the quarantine norms. He told them that his wife is in quarantine at home and he is travelling to Haridwar without her.”…

Everything seemed fine to the person who had called, except for the fact that the husband was lying. His COVID positive wife was travelling in the same bus with him….

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