Coronavirus Outbreak: Tirumala Tirupati Temple To Screen Devotees With Thermal Guns

The number of devotees visiting Tirumala seem to be unaffected by the onset of Covid-19. The total devotees visiting the abode of Lord Venkateswara is averaging around 75,000 per day, touching close to 1 lakh during weekends.

With the advent of vacation, the number of devotee is slated to increase. To ensure the safety of everyone and contain the spread of virus, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) has advised devotees against visiting the Venkateswara temple even if they have even slightest symptoms of cold, sore throat or fever, reports The Hindu.

TTD chairman Y V Subba Reddy said, “We have advised pilgrims not to come to the temple if they have symptoms of cold, sore throat or fever."

A review meeting convened by TTD chairman Y V Subba Reddy and executive officer Anil Singhal, additional executive officer A V Dharma Reddy told The Hindu, that all precautionary measures have been taken by the administration to prevent the spread of the virus.

Also, the decision to procure thermal guns to screen the devotees before they entered the main temple was taken in that meeting.

The administration is ensuring that the Devasthanam is sanitised regularly by special teams of the Health Department. Also, the staff have been provided with masks/hand sanitisers. Medical teams are on standby at the Alipiri security point and the main entrance to screen visibly sick persons and check their health condition.