Ayodhya priest tests positive for corona ahead of the ceremony

Acharya Pradeep Das, the assistant to the chief priest of the Ram Janmabhoomi temple has been tested positive for coronavirus apart from the 16 policemen on duty at Ayodhya, where the 'bhoomi pujan' ceremony for the Ram temple is scheduled to be held on August 5, have also tested positive for Covid-19.

Ayodhya, at present, has 375 active cases of coronavirus while Uttar Pradesh has 29,997 cases.