Growing evidence suggests that public places of worship have the potential to fuel fresh outbreaks. Be it South Korea, USA or India, religious gatherings have been responsible for such clusters. This is also a fair description of public places of worship belonging to all major faiths. India’s leadership is not alone in deciding to open public places of worship. Opening up public places of worship at this time is therefore ill-timed and must be reconsidered.

Source: The Telegraph May 31, 2020 22:03 UTC