Thousands of Hindus take holy dip in India, defying COVID surge
Driven by the Omicron variant, the number of new COVID-19 infections in India rose to more than 260,000 in the past 24 hours. However, despite surging cases, hundreds of thousands of Hindu pilgrims gathered for a religious festival. There are fears the gathering could be a so-called "super-spreader" event. Al Jazeera's @Pavni Mittal reports from New Delhi, India. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #India #COVID19
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