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Sikkim: Over 50 monks in Gonjang Monastery test COVID-19 positive

Northeast Now | 23/05/2021 08:40 PM | Click to read full article

As many as 59 monks at Gonjang Monastery have tested positive for COVID-19. Following the detection of the COVID-19 cases in the Gonjang Monastery, it has been turned into a containment zone. Gongjang Monastery is located just 8 kilometres from Sikkim Capital – Gangtok.

The monks who tested COVID-19 positive have been reportedly shifted to an isolation centre.

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