CSI retreat in Munnar: Two more Kerala priests succumb to Covid-19

Two priests who participated in the CSI annual retreat meet at Munnar from April 13 to17 died due to Covid-19. Idukki District Collector, meanwhile, handed over the probe report to the government which recommended stern action against event organisers.

Two more priests who had taken part in the Church of South India (CSI) annual retreat in violation of the Covid-19 protocol at Munnar in Kerala last month passed away battling the deadly disease on Wednesday. Bino Kumar, the priest of Ambalakkala Parish in Thiruvananthapuram, and Y Devaprasad, priest of West Mount Church, died of Covid-19 on Wednesday. Both had been undergoing treatment at Karakonam Medical College Hospital for the past three weeks.