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The [[Haridwar Kumbh Mela]] was described as having become a superspreader,<ref>{{Cite news|date=15 April 2021|title=Kumbh Mela turns into 'super spreader' event; 1,701 people test COVID-19 positive between April 10-14|work=Times Now News|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/kumbh-mela-turns-into-super-spreader-event-1701-people-test-covid-19-positive-between-april-10/745478|access-date=25 April 2021}}</ref><ref name=":21">{{Cite news|last1=Kamal|first1=Hassan|date=22 April 2021|title=Kumbh Mela and election rallies: How two super spreader events have contributed to India’s massive second wave of COVID-19 cases|work=Firstpost|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/kumbh-mela-and-election-rallies-how-two-super-spreader-events-have-contributed-to-indias-massive-second-wave-of-covid-19-cases-9539551.html|access-date=25 April 2021}}</ref> being linked to at least 1,700 positive cases between 10-14 April alone, and 68 cases among Hindu seers between 5-14 April.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Khare|first1=Vineet|date=17 April 2021|title=India's Kumbh festival attracts big crowds amid devastating second Covid wave|work=BBC Hindi|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-56770460|access-date=18 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=15 April 2021|title=Over 1,700 test positive for COVID-19 in Kumbh Mela over 5-day period|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/coronavirus-over-1700-test-positive-for-covid-19-in-kumbh-mela-over-5-day-period/article34325844.ece|access-date=18 April 2021}}</ref> Normally four months in length, the festival was shortened to a single month due to COVID-19. On 16 April, Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] asked residents to "keep Kumbh Mela symbolic" in order "give strength to India's fight against [[COVID-19]]", and [[Swami]] Avdheshanand urged devotees to avoid large gatherings and follow health guidance while participating in the Mela.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sen|first=Meghna|date=2021-04-17|title=PM Modi says 'Kumbh Mela should now only be symbolic to strengthen Covid fight'|url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/pm-modi-says-kumbh-mela-should-now-only-be-symbolic-to-strengthen-covid-19-fight-11618630984604.html|access-date=2021-04-25|website=mint|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-22|title=Kumbh Mela and election rallies: How two super spreader events have contributed to India’s massive second wave of COVID-19 cases|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/kumbh-mela-and-election-rallies-how-two-super-spreader-events-have-contributed-to-indias-massive-second-wave-of-covid-19-cases-9539551.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-22|website=Firstpost}}</ref>
 
[[Narendra Modi]] faced criticism for continuing to host campaign rallies for the [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]] despite the severe state of the pandemic in India. He was seen without mask in some of the election rallies.<ref>{{Cite news|date=20 April 2021|title=India’s Modi scorned over reckless rallies, religious gathering amid virus mayhem|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/india/indias-modi-scorned-over-reckless-rallies-religious-gathering-amid-virus-mayhem-2021-04-19/|access-date=27 April 2021}}</ref><ref name=":21" /><ref name=":22">{{Cite web|title=Modi Under Fire for Campaigning as India Reels From Virus Deaths|url=https://www.bloombergquint.com/politics/modi-under-fire-for-campaigning-as-india-reels-from-virus-deaths|access-date=2021-04-28|website=BloombergQuint|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=PM Modi has emerged as ‘super spreader’, says Dahiya|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jalandhar/tribune-news-service-244634|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-27|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en}}</ref>
 
By late April, India passed 2.5 million active cases and was reporting 300,000 new cases and 2,000 deaths every day. Some analysts feared this was an undercount; epidemiologist [[Bhramar Mukherjee]] has estimated that the actual death toll of the pandemic in India may be two to five times higher than the official totals.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Gettleman|first=Jeffrey|last2=Yasir|first2=Sameer|last3=Kumar|first3=Hari|last4=Raj|first4=Suhasini|last5=Loke|first5=Atul|date=2021-04-24|title=As Covid-19 Devastates India, Deaths Go Undercounted|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/24/world/asia/india-coronavirus-deaths.html|access-date=2021-04-24|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> On 26 April, India reported 350,000 new cases and over 2,800 deaths in one day.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Yeung|first=Jessie|date=26 April 2021|title=As India breaks another global Covid-19 record and hospitals run out of oxygen, countries pledge assistance and aid|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/26/india/india-covid-international-aid-intl-hnk/index.html|url-status=live|access-date=26 April 2021|website=CNN}}</ref> The surge is thought to be caused by a new variant.{{which}}<ref name="Rogers"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Despite a billion vaccine shots given, Covid-19 runs rampant in much of the world. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/04/25/world/covid-vaccine-coronavirus-cases#despite-a-billion-vaccine-shots-given-covid-19-runs-rampant-in-much-of-the-world |website=The New York Times |access-date=28 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=India's 'double mutation' covid virus variant is worrying the world |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/indias-double-mutation-covid-virus-variant-is-worrying-the-world-11618789603145.html |website=mint |access-date=28 April 2021}}</ref>
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