In the clip, hundreds of people can be seen walking on a road near Baga Beach in North Goa on New Year's Eve
This picture has been used for representational purpose
Amid rising Covid-19 cases across the country, a video of a massive crowd gathering on New Year's Eve at Goa's Baga beach has gone viral on social media.
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The video was shared by user Herman Gomes and he captioned it, "This was Baga Beach in Goa, last night. Please take the Covid scenario seriously. This is a Royal welcome to the Covid wave Mostly tourists (sic)."
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This was Baga Beach in Goa ,last night. Please take the Covid scenario seriously. This is a Royal welcome to the Covid wave 👋 Mostly tourists. pic.twitter.com/mcAdgpqFUO
— HermanGomes_journo (@Herman_Gomes) January 2, 2022
In the clip, hundreds of people can be seen walking on a road near Baga Beach in North Goa. This didn't go down too well with Twitterati and they made their displeasure known quite evidently.
Omicron will be feasting on the crowd … 🍺🍺🍺
— Leon Coutinho (@coutinho_leon) January 2, 2022
Absolutely disgusting. What's the point putting restrictions when noone checks if the restrictions are followed.Semi nude domestic male tourists dead drunk were vomitting on the main beach road and opposite Newton's in Candolim. Is this called celebrations!!!!
— Goretti Chico (@chico_goretti) January 3, 2022
People seemed to have ignore #Covid_19 since the reports came out which suggests that #Omicron is a mild variant which can be treated in 3-4 days. Before that all were scared of this variant & were bit cautious. Now, nobody literally cares about it.
— SUBHAM SINGHANIA 🇮🇳 (@singhaniasubh12) January 2, 2022
It's a harsh reality.
Need for elaborate crowd control and management mechanisms in India is dire, with or without COVID.
— Aastha (@aasthaarai) January 3, 2022
Meanwhile, schools and colleges in Goa will remain closed till January 26 amid rising cases of coronavirus. Dr Shekhar Salkar, who is a member of the task force also said that night curfew from 11 pm to 6 am will be imposed soon. On January 2, 388 people had tested positive for Covid-19, taking the state tally to 1,81,570.
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