COVID-19 testing scam in Mahakumbh: Uttarakhand govt orders FIR against labs from Delhi, Haryana

In Haridwar, as many as 6,00,291 COVID-19 tests were conducted, and 17,375 cases were reported, resulting in a positivity rate of 2.89 per cent. In the other 12 districts of Uttarakhand, 4,42,432 samples were tested for COVID-19 and 62,755 tested positive. 

Haridwar: Uttarakhand govt orders Haridwar district administration to register an FIR in the COVID testing scam during Mahakumbh. The state government issued an order to file a case against labs from Delhi and Haryana, which conducted testing at five places in Haridwar during the Kumbh Mela, said an official. The state government spokesperson, Subodh Uniyal, told ANI that an order has been issued to file a case against labs from Delhi and Haryana, which conducted testing at five places in Haridwar during the Kumbh Mela. The action comes days after reports of fake COVID-19 testing during Mahakumbh surfaced, saying that at least 1 lakh COVID-19 reports of tests conducted during Kumbh Mela have been found to be fake.  The Maha Kumbh Mela was held from April 1 to 30 this year and was spread over Haridwar district and Rishikesh region, which includes Rishikesh in Dehradun district, Muni ki Reti in Tehri and Swargashram in Pauri.