A clear path: Unlike previous years, there are no huge crowds at Batu Caves this Thaipusam due to concerns over Covid-19 and the new SOP in place. — S.S. KANESAN/The Star
VISITORS and devotees who brought along their children to the Batu Caves temple in Gombak, Selangor, for Thaipusam prayers were disappointed after learning that only fully vaccinated adults were allowed in.
Some of them were forced to turn back yesterday after they were informed that those below 18 years old were not allowed into Batu Caves until after Jan 19, as per the government’s standard operating procedure (SOP) announced on Jan 12.
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