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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The federal government gave permission to organise a slew of festivals together with Thrissur Pooram forward of the meeting polls eyeing votes with out paying attention to the potential rise in Covid circumstances after the elections.
Apparently, the choice has resulted in Sree Koodalmanikyam temple in Irinjalakuda organising final yr’s cancelled 11-day competition and this yr’s competition in lower than a month.
With the pandemic scenario altering and check positivity price rising, well being officers have warned that if these festivals are organised with out adhering to the protocol, the state would witness a pointy surge in circumstances.
A senior officer on the Directorate of Well being Providers, on situation of anonymity, stated, “The executive permission for festivals like Thrissur Pooram was given with out even asking the medical reviews or assessing the bottom realities. Over the past week of March, the check positivity in Thrissur was a mere 1.81 per cent which has now jumped to 9.4 per cent. There are two extra weeks left for Thrissur Pooram and the TPR will double by that point.”
If festivals like pooram which magnetize lakhs of individuals are organised with out adhering to Covid protocol, the scenario can be hazardous.
“Suppose two lakh individuals throng Thrissur for pooram on April 23, the TPR will shoot up and it’ll spell doom for these individuals. That would be the case of all festivals for which the state authorities had given permission earlier than the polls,” he stated.
Koodalmanikyam Devaswom was given permission to carry its last-year’s competition which was cancelled this yr. The competition was organised from March 28 to April 7.
And this yr’s competition might be held from April 24 to Could 4.
