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Puri Jagannath Temple servitor tests COVID positive as Rath Yatra gets underway
A servitor of Puri Jagannath Temple has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus,the news came amid a curtailed Rath Yatra underway in Puri after the Supreme Court gave in to Centre and Odisha’s request
A servitor of Puri Jagannath Temple has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, informed Puri District Collector Balwant Singh on Tuesday. The news came amid a curtailed Rath Yatra underway in Puri after the Supreme Court gave in to Centre and Odisha's request, partially lifting its last weeks complete ban on the festival.
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COVID 19 tests of 1,143 servitors were undertaken on Monday as per the direction of Supreme Court ahead of the Rath Yatra. Except for one all were found negative.
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"Confirm case has been shifted to Covid Hospital before Rath Yatra rituals. Contact tracing is being done and the area has been contained," said the Puri district administration in a tweet.
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Notably, the servitors shall be permitted to participate in the festival and pull the chariot only if they have tested negative for COVID-19.
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