The holy Takht Hazur Sahib Sachkhand Gurdwara and Gurdwara Langar Sahib in Nanded in Maharashtra were sealed on Friday after a batch of pilgrims who left from here to Punjab were found infected with the coronavirus during tests conducted in the northern state, officials said.
The number of Covid-19 patients in this batch that left from Nanded to Punjab stands at 148 as on Friday, an official said.
“The gurdwara and langar (community kitchen) have been closed from Friday,” he said.
Superintendent Gurvinder Singh Wadhwa said: “District and civic officials reached the gurdwara on Friday morning and directed that it be closed and the langar service be stopped.” Wadhwa added that the batch of pilgrims who left from here to Punjab had been tested at the local government hospital for the virus and none showed any symptoms.
The pilgrims had made halts at Indore, one of the country’s worst coronavirus-affected cities, Bhilwara and Hanumangarh in Rajasthan, and Bathinda in Punjab en route, gurdwara functionaries said.
Baba Balwinder Singh of Langar Sahib said there are some 175 people from different states in the complex at the moment and no one is allowed to go out or come in due to the outbreak.
{{/usCountry}}Baba Balwinder Singh of Langar Sahib said there are some 175 people from different states in the complex at the moment and no one is allowed to go out or come in due to the outbreak.
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