The quarantine unit staff complained that Nizamuddin Markaz members were spitting in the Quarantine Center. They also started roaming around the building.
New Delhi| Till Wednesday morning, more than 2000 Jamaat members were taken out of Markaz building in Nizamuddin. The premise was then sanitized in the morning. 167 people of Tablighi Jamaat were taken to Tughlakabad Quarantine Center on Tuesday night at 9.40 am. They are placed in two places.
However, late in the evening, the quarantine unit staff complained that they were spitting in the Quarantine Center. These people abused and spit at the doctors and staff engaged in the care. The Jammat members were also reportedly roaming all over the building. Apparently, one person even tried to commit suicide.
Campaigns have been launched in more than 22 states in search of people who had attended the religious congregation. Many of these people have been traced.
Also Read: Assam, Telangana Show Spike in Coronavirus Cases Linked to Nizamuddin
#WATCH A person related to Markaz Nizamuddin, admitted at Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital, Delhi attempted to commit suicide today. He was saved by the hospital authorities. pic.twitter.com/qHSGIYaTJn
— ANI (@ANI) April 1, 2020
Occupants were unruly since morning&made unreasonable demand for food items. They misbehaved&abused staff at Quarantine Centre.Also they started spitting all over&on persons working/attending them incl doctors.They also started roaming around hostel building:CPRO Northern Railway https://t.co/mKLP1UQgJg
— ANI (@ANI) April 1, 2020
Transmission increased due to people of Tablighi Jamaat – Secretary
Earlier, Health Ministry Secretary Luv Agarwal told in a press conference held on Wednesday that the cases of infection have increased due to the people of Tablighi Jamaat going to different parts of the country. Meanwhile, Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said, “The Tablighi Jamaat had committed a Taliban crime. It cannot be forgiven for any type of criminal activity. The Jamaat has endangered many lives. Stringent action should be taken against such organizations and people. It may have been done intentionally and it is unfortunate.”
Railways looking for passengers who may have come in contact with the deposits
The railways have started to locate the passengers of the five trains in which the Jamaatians travelled from Delhi to their home states. All these trains left Delhi from March 13 to 19. These include the Duronto Express to Andhra Pradesh, the Grand Trunk Express to Chennai and the Tamil Nadu Express. Apart from this, there are also New Delhi-Ranchi Rajdhani Express and AP Sampark Kranti Express. There are concerns that thousands of passengers in these trains may have come in contact with these deposits. Railways are making the list of passengers of these trains.
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