Nearly three million people have gathered by the banks of the Ganga in Haridwar for the Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the largest religious gatherings in the world, even though India is currently witnessing its most severe COVID-19 outbreak since the pandemic began. Amid all this, Uttarakhand CM Tirath Singh said that with the blessings of Maa Ganga, covid will not spread due to this. He also said there is no comparison between Markaz and Maha Kumbh.