Kerala's Guruvayur Temple Shut As Employees Test COVID Positive

Kerala's prestigious Guruvayur Sree Krishna Temple has been closed from December 11th for about two weeks as 22 employees have been contracted with COVID-19. However, the temple management has said that daily ceremonies and other offerings would function as usual. Besides, the Thrissur district authorities have designated the regions around the shrine as a containment zone. Approximately the temple has a footfall of 2.5 million worshippers a year.