Over 150 monks test positive for Covid-19 at Gyuto monastery in Himachal's Dharamsala

In a major scare in Himachal Pradesh, a monastery near Dharamsala has reported more than 150 cases of Covid-19, a health official said on Tuesday. So far, 300 monks have tested positive for coronavirus.

Over 150 monks have reportedly tested positive for Covid-19 at Gyuto Tantric Monastery in Dharamsala of Himachal Pradesh. Following initial cases on Feb 23rd, 330 monks tested so far for #COVID19 & 154 of them tested positive at Gyuto Tantric Monastery, Sidhbari. One monk in critical condition shifted to Tanda Medical College, others in isolation in the monastery itself: CMO Kangra, Himachal Pradesh pic.twitter.com/7fruVXjMtv Over 300 monks have reportedly tested positive for coronavirus so far in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh, Kangra Chief Medical Officer was quoted as saying by news agency ANI on Tuesday. “One monk in critical condition has been shifted to Tanda Medical College. Others are in isolation in the monastery itself,” said Dr Gurdarshan Gupta, Kangra CMO.