Crowded tourist spots in India trigger concerns of Covid-19 superspreader events, South Asia News & Top Stories


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NEW DELHI - It's being called revenge tourism, as many Indians hit the road with a vengeance after a devastating second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. Mr Amit Gupta, 47, a jeweller, drove from the national capital to Shimla and Kasauli in the Himalayan foothills in Himachal Pradesh state for his first holiday in over a year and a half. Shimla, once the summer capital of British India, about 350km from here, is a popular destination for domestic tourists seeking to escape the heat of the summer months. "We just have been enjoying ourselves in the rooms and in the...