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Pandemic forces a ‘different’ R-Day parade

As the 72nd Republic Day comes closer, the Indian government has made some tweaks to the annual parade in view of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a report in the ThePrint.

On Republic Day, India will have nearly completed a year since the first Covid-19 case was detected in the country last January. The first death from the virus was reported in March. Senior government officials told ThePrint the event will be a low-key affair with 25,000 spectators. That figure is small compared to 115,000 spectators at last year's event.  The activities of the