A recent festival in India drew hundreds of thousands in attendance at the Ganges river, despite warnings from local health authorities to avoid mass gatherings. Health authorities reportedly decided to move their COVID-19 testing crew away from the site to avoid exposure. “We have moved away our sampling team to avoid a stampede-like situation. We …

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