Million women to gather for festival on March 9 but minister says no coronavirus risk
Deccan ChronicleKochi: At a time when conferences of as few as a hundred people are being cancelled due to the coronavirus scare, the Kerala government has given the nod for the single biggest religious gathering of women in India. Women throng in big numbers on the streets and roads of Thiruvananthapuram to perform rituals such as offering the Pongala, a sweet pudding prepared in earthen pots, at the Attukal Bhagavathy temple. Yet, Kerala health minister K K Shylaja said today that there would be no risk of Covid-19 transmission at the Attukal Pongala. “Health experts will examine foreign nationals who offer the Pongala.” “There is a need for responsible behaviour from the general public to prevent community transmission of the virus. Some public health experts found it odd that the government would allow the Attukal Pongala at a time like this.
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