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Kumbh mela returnees may exacerbate COVID-19 pandemic: Sanjay Raut

One India | 13/04/2021 08:31 PM | Click to read full article

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Tuesday expressed apprehension that the people returning from Kumbh Mela in Haridwar will turn out to be potential carriers of COVID-19 infection which will "cause havoc".

Raut's comments came a day after lakhs of devotees took the holy dip at various ghats of the Ganga river in Haridwar.

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