Mahant Nritya Gopal Das, the head of the Ram Janmabhoomi Tirtha Kshetra Trust or the Ram Temple trust in Ayodhya, tested positive for the Novel Coronavirus or COVID-19.
Mr. Das shared the stage with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several others on the Ram Janmabhoomi foundation pooja, held on the 5th of August. The others on the stage were Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Governor Anandiben Patel and Mohan Bhagwat, chief of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS.)
According to sources, Nritya Gopal Das is currently in Mathura and is undergoing treatment for COVID-19.
Sarvagya Ram Mishra, District Magistrate of Mathura, said, “We were informed that Maharaj-ji has some fever, so we sent a team of doctors and they investigated and gave medicines . The fever is normal. He has mild breathlessness and we checked his oxygen level. It is saturated. There is nothing serious. We checked for coronavirus, did antigen test and there is positivity.”
He further said, “The Chief Minister has directed that Maharaj-ji be shifted to the Medanta Hospital and we are getting that done as soon as possible. Maharaj-ji is stable.”
Yogi Adityanath has spoken to the District Magistrate as well as Dr Naresh Trehan, the chairman and managing director of the Medanta Hospital, and requested for immediate medical attention to Nritya Gopal Das.
Days before the ceremony, a priest, Pradeep Das, and 14 policemen on duty in the Ram Janambhoomi complex had also tested positive for coronavirus.
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