Police Filed FIR on “Markaz Nizamuddin” Religious Gatherings: 441 Have Symptoms of Covid-19 Positive

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New Delhi: Nearly 441 people have shown symptoms of highly contagious Covid-19; in a religious gathering held in a mosque in New Delhi earlier this month said Delhi Chief Minister Aravind Kejriwal. He also said that 24 people have tested positive and there was a possibility of many more confirmed cases of Covid-19.

The government sent nearly 1,500 people for quarantine, who were staying in “Markaz Nizamuddin”, the Delhi head quarters of the Tablighi Jamaat group. He said that it was a highly irresponsible act, 24 cases were from the same mosque complex. Now the cases reached to 97 in the capital, he said. “The worlds over people are dying and at this time, when all religious places are deserted, they committed such a serious violation. Close to 2,000 people had been staying at for a gathering organized by the Tablighi Jamaat in March 8-10. Many of them went on to visit different states.

Kejriwal said in this case, several of those who attended the event went to different parts of the country. “How many people may have been harmed, the very thought scares me,” he remarked. He appeal to all religious leaders, whatever be one’s religion, one’s life is most precious. A police case has been filed against the mosque administration. Several states are trying to track down members who attended the meet and could be vectors for a larger spread.

Members of the Tablighi Jamaat travelled to various parts of the country like Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Kashmir. Members also returned to Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir and Andamans. Six people have died in Telangana and one man died in Srinagar. Ten more, who returned to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, have tested positive. More than 100 people from Kashmir attended the gathering and a massive exercise is on to track them down.

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