Priest who shared stage with Modi tests positive for Covid-19

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Television footage showed the prime minister holding the priest's hands and bowing before him. FMTNews NarendraModi

Narendra Modi addresses a gathering at the groundbreaking ceremony of a temple in Ayodhya on Aug 5.

Nritya Gopal Das, an 82-year-old Hindu priest, was the latest public figure to test positive after a string of Modi’s top cabinet colleagues were stricken with Covid-19, including interior minister Amit Shah. For the last fortnight, it has been reporting 50,000 cases or more each day as it opens up the country after a months-long lockdown. Its Covid-19 death toll stands at 47,033.

Dr Murli Singh, director of information in Ayodhya, said Das had tested positive and was being moved to a hospital near Delhi.

 

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