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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 — The Thaipusam festival which will be celebrated by Hindus on January 18 should be held on a moderate scale so as not to spark off a ‘Thaipusam cluster’, said Malaysian Hindu Sangam (MHS) president Datuk R.S Mohan Shan. He said this was important to curb the spread of Covid-19 infection, especially the Omicron variant from raging through the country. As such he hoped the standard operating procedures (SOP) that would be announced by the government in a few days’ time would be strict and all-encompassing. “We can possibly celebrate it like last year, where devotees...
