According to media reports, Nritya Gopal Das, the head of the Ram Janmabhoomi trust in Ayodhya, has been testing positive for coronavirus. During last week's groundbreaking ceremony for a Ram temple he had shared stage with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The participants in the Bhoomi Pujan in Ayodhya Ram Temple were more than 100. Uttar Pradesh Chief minister Yogi Adityanath spoke to Dr. Trehan of Medanta for Das for urgent medical treatment. Nritya Gopal Das is credited with the construction of many temples in Ayodhya. Others include Ramayan Bhavan, the temple of Shri Rangnath and the temple of Shri Char Dham.
India reported almost 67,000 new cases in 24 hours on Thursday taking the country 's overall tally to 23,96,637. The toll was up 942 to 47,033. Up to 56,383 more people recovered taking the total number of cases discharged to 16,95,982.