Amid the increase in COVID-19 coronavirus cases in Gujarat and other parts of the country, the government led by Vijay Rupani in the state has decided not to host the Navratri festival this year.
“The traditional nine-day statewide Navratri festival, organized by the state government each year, will not be held in the public interest due to the COVID-19 pandemic situation prevailing this year,” CM Rupani said in an official statement. .
It should be noted that the festival is expected to take place between October 17 and 25. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had started the state-level garba function at the GMDC Ground in Ahmedabad when he was the Prime Minister of Gujarat. In 2019 PM Modi had participated in the festival and had also performed ‘aarti’ in the GMDC field.
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Meanwhile, Gujarat reported 1,419 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, bringing the total count to 1,31,808. The total death toll from COVID-19 in Gujarat has been 3,409.
A total of 1,419 patients were discharged from Gujarat on Saturday, bringing the total number of recoveries to 1.11,909. The recovery rate of COVID-19 cases in Gujarat is 84.90 percent. The state now has 16,490 active cases.
In a related development, the World Health Organization said Friday that the global death toll from COVID-19 could double to 2 million before a vaccine to control the disease hits the market. The WHO also warned that the death toll could be even higher without concerted action to stem the outbreak of the deadly virus.
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