Hyderabad, Oct. 15 -- The Sunday-Funday inspired event at Charminar, titled 'Ek Shaam charminar ke naam', could prove to be a super spreader event. The event comes at a time when the Dussehra vacations have permitted government doctors to go on leave for four days, effectively halting vaccination for the same time period, and will also see mass gatherings.

In fact, Telangana's Municipal Administration and Urban Development has already held three editions of the 'Sunday Funday' event, and the crowd is getting considerably larger. Moreover, the Charminar area is already pedestrianised, and the vicinity gets crowded everyday even generally due to the presence of scores of hawkers and the general public thronging the area. A big public event...