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Devotees prepare for the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai. Source: Getty

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Health officials in the US brace for another surge in COVID-19 cases after the Labor Day holiday weekend, while India holds similar concerns for the Ganpati festival, which starts 10 September.

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