NEW DELHI : Even as fresh coronavirus infections are touching record highs nearing 2 lakhs a day, mass gatherings ranging from farmer protests, political rallies to religious gatherings like mahkumbh mela, may trigger further spike in total tally of covid-19 cases.The potential “super spreader events" may ring alarm bells for the government as it will be difficult to contain the possible spread of virus to rural areas that already lack health infrastructure and diagnostics facilities.The ongoing Mahakumbh mela in Haridwar is attracting about 1-2 million people on a regular day and about 5-6 million people attending the mela on auspicious day (bathing days).