“A large group of women with no masks or any form of protection, not even a u2018ghoonghat (covering face from saree)u2019, took out a procession in Gujarat to offer prayers at a temple. Guess what they prayed for? Coronavirus should go. The village women with 2-3 big pots on top of their heads and no mask or social distancing marched to Baliyadev temple at Navapura village in Sanand, near Ahmedabad to pray for their village as Covid-19 cases spiked across India, including Gujarat, which has imposed a night curfew in 36 cities in a bid to break the chain of transmission and the situation in villages is no better. Also Read| Watch: How this couple made their shaadi ‘sampann’ during pandemic. u00a0. So what about social distancing?. Watch| ‘Mummy, mummy…’: Woman raises hell over COVID jab. Watch. The village sarpanch, who was part of the team that planned the ritual and 2 others have been booked for violating Covid norms. This possible u2018super-spreaderu2019 march comes even as the state government has enforced restrictions in a bid to break the chain of Covid infections. As per the state government guidelines, all religious places had been ordered to remain shut. Restrictions including the night curfew have been imposed in 36 cities and towns in the state. As per latest figures, Gujarat now has 1,48,297 active cases. This time COVID has spared none, it has reached the rural areas There is a severe shortage of doctors and medical personnel besides oxygen, ICU beds and other life-saving equipment in Gujaratu2019s 18,000 villages spread over 33 districts. And in between all of this comes this display of faith and this size of gathering possibly canu2019t take place without local authorities promoting it. This can only happen in India, maybe. #Covid19 #Gujarat #SocialDistancingu00a0.”