Video of crowds thronging popular Goa beach goes viral as positivity rate crosses 10%

Worrying COVID-19 surge, revellers throng to Goa for the Christmas-New Year festival season. Viral video shows how crowds flouted COVID-19 norms at Baga Beach for New Year celebrations. Baga Beach is a popular spot; Goa locals say the crowd in the video mostly comprised of tourists. From 2.33% on December 26, the positivity rate in the coastal state has now crossed 10%.