Gangasagar Mela In Bengal Will Be A 'Super-Spreader', Fear Health Experts
NDTV
Experts warned that the Gangasagar Mela which is slated to attract several lakhs of people could transform into a "hot source of transmission of the coronavirus".
Health experts warned once again that allowing the Gangasagar Mela, a religious gathering in Sagar islands, at a time the country is in the throes of a third Covid-19 wave, could turn out to be a 'super-spreader' incident.
Experts warned that the Mela, akin to the Kumbh Mela held at Haridwar and Prayag among other places, which is slated to attract several lakhs of people could transform into a "hot source of transmission of the coronavirus".
"It (Gangasagar Mela) will definitely be a super-spreader. There is no doubt of that. Lakhs of people will congregate and we fear there will be violation of Covid-19 safety protocol," Dr Anima Halder, the principal of state-run Infectious Diseases and Beliaghata General (ID&BG) Hospital told news agency PTI.
"This will definitely boost the transmissibility of the virus. This Mela will definitely be a hot source of transmission (of the coronavirus). The number of daily cases will be much more than what we are seeing now," she said.
