Stotine hiljada hinduskih hodočasnika okupalo se danas u svetoj rijeci Gang u Indiji povodom vjerskog festivala uprkos rastu broja zaraženih virusom korona.
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Hodočasnici vjeruju da će ulaskom u vodu Ganga tokom vjerskog festivala okajati sve grijehe. Slična okupljanja doprinijela su razornom drugom talasu epidemije u ovoj zemlji prošle godine, podsjeća agencija DPA.
Veliki broj ljudi okupio se na rijeci Gang u državama Utar Pradeš i Zapadni Bengal kršeći zdravstveni protokol.
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Televizije su prikazale da mnogi od njih nisu nosili maske ili održavali fizičku distancu, što pojačava bojazan da će ovi skupovi biti mjesta velikog širenja virusa.
Vlasti u gradu Prajagraj, gdje je održan jedan skup, tvrde da su primijeni svi protokoli za kovid 19.
Indija: Stotine hiljada ljudi na rutualnom kupanju u Gangu (FOTO)
epa09685344 Indian devotees perform a Ganga Arti ritual at Sagar Island during the annual fair amid the coronavirus pandemic, some 130 kilometers south of Kolkata, eastern India, 14 January 2022. The Bengal state government announce a new partial lockdown and night carfew for 15 days to combat the new Omicron variant of the Sars-Cov-2 virus that sprays rapidly in India. The Ganga Sagar Fair is an annual gathering of Hindu pilgrims during Makar Sankranti on Sagar Island, to take a dip in the sacred waters of the Ganges River before it reaches the Bay of Bengal. EPA-EFE/PIYAL ADHIKARY
epa09684319 An Indian monk takes a holy dip as devotees gather at Sagar Island during second day of annual fair amid Covid crisis, 130km south of Kolkata, Eastern India, 14 January 2022. Bengal government announced a new partial lockdown and night curfew for fifteen days to combat new Omicron variant. Ganga Sagar Fair is an annual gathering of Hindu pilgrims during Makar Sankranti on Sagar Island, to take a dip in the sacred waters of the Ganges River before it reaches the Bay of Bengal. EPA-EFE/PIYAL ADHIKARY
