India in full pandemic, but the faithful crowd in the Ganges – First Floor

Tens of thousands of Hindu devotees are flocking to Haridwar, India, for ritual bathing in the Ganges River, in total violation of anti-Covid measures. Today India has the highest number of infections in one day, 168,000 new cases, the second most affected country after the United States. The authorities of Uttarakhand, the Himalayan state where the sacred city is located, where the pilgrimage flows every three years, are unable to enforce the rules: “Because of the crowds, it is impossible to make fines”