Around 400 people linked to the Nizamuddin gathering have tested positive across the country, according to data released by the Home Ministry.
Twenty-three states and four union territories have been trying to identify, isolate and test 1,306 people who attended the religious congregation of nearly 4,000 at Markaz Nizamuddin, the headquarters of Tablighi Jamaat in New Delhi, in mid-March.
According to an NDTV report, around 7,600 Indians and 1,300 foreigners with links to the Islamic missionary group have been identified. The number, however, may increase as more members of the Tablighi Jamaat are identified.
The number, however, may increase as more members of the Tablighi Jamaat members are identified, sources said.
Data collected by the Home Ministry till April 1 shows that out of them, 1,051 have been quarantined, 21 have tested positive and two have died.
Authorities said they used all resources they could to painstakingly identify 7,688 local workers of the Tablighi Jamaat and their contacts who need to be quarantined.
“The contact tracing is still going on but as on April 1, we have managed to identify most of the foreign and domestic workers. But it’s a work in progress,” a senior official in the Prime Minister’s Office told NDTV.
Nearly 400 people linked to the group have tested positive across the country, according to data released by state governments and the Home Ministry. Tamil Nadu has registered the largest share so far at 190, followed by 71 in Andhra Pradesh, 53 in Delhi, 28 in Telangana, 13 in Assam, 12 in Maharashtra, 10 in Andamans, six in Jammu and Kashmir, and two in Puducherry and Gujarat each.
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Reportedly the authorities are using all resources to identify 7,688 local workers of the Tablighi Jamaat and their contacts who need to be quarantined.
“The contact tracing is still going on but as on April 1, we have managed to identify most of the foreign and domestic workers. But it’s a work in progress,” a senior official in the Prime Minister’s Office was quoted as saying.
Around 400 people linked to the gathering have tested positive across the country, according to data released by state governments and the Home Ministry. Tamil Nadu has registered the largest share so far at 190, followed by 71 in Andhra Pradesh, 53 in Delhi, 28 in Telangana, 13 in Assam, 12 in Maharashtra, 10 in Andamans, six in Jammu and Kashmir, and two in Puducherry and Gujarat each.
Scores of people from across India and some from countries like Malaysia and Indonesia had visited the narrow winding lane in Nizamuddin, participating in prayer sessions and lectures over several days.
Delhi’s Health Minister Satyendra Jain said 2,335 people were taken out of the Tablighi centre and its mosque over a 36-hour period that ended on Wednesday.
(Inputs From NDTV)
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