299 people from Assam attended Tablighi Jamaat event in Delhi, Govt urges them to contact health centres

By barakbulletin On March 31, 2020 - 1:08 pm

On Tuesday, Himanta Biswa Sarma announced that the government has a list of 299 people who attended the Tablighi Jamaat in Delhi from Assam. He also urged people to voluntarily contact health care centers if they have come back to the state.

The religious gathering that happened from March 13-15 in Alami Markaz Banglewali Masjid in Nizamuddin also featured guests from Malaysia, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia and Kyrgyzstan. With a number of positive cases emerging from the same gathering in Delhi and other cities, the authorities have been on high alert.

Earlier, the Health Minister of Assam, tweeted that people who attended the religious gathering should immediately call up the health care number. He then posted about the govt having collected the names of the people, and how district administrations have been alerted to put them under strict quarantine.

Urgent Request

If there is anyone from Assam who attended the religious congregation of Tablighi Jamaat at Hazrat Nizamuddin in Delhi, please IMMEDIATELY report voluntarily to the nearest government hospital or by calling Helpline no # 104.

Please treat this as very important.

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) March 31, 2020

Assam Govt is now in possession of a list of 299 persons who were present in and around the hotspot near Nizamuddin Dargah. We've alerted dist admins to find out if these people have returned to Assam, and strict instructions issued to quarantine them if they are in the state

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) March 31, 2020

While the religious congregation took place before the nationwide lockdown was announced, it did violate Delhi state government order of restricting religious and public gatherings. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has asked for a police case to be filed against the mosque administration for negligence. The Delhi police has even cordoned off a major area in Nizamuddin West in south Delhi on March 30, where over 200 people have shown the Covid-19 symptoms.

The government has decided to ramp up testing in 10 identified “hotspots” where “unusual” transmission has been detected. Of these, two — Dilshad Garden and Nizamuddin — are in Delhi, while other locations are Noida, Meerut, Bhilwara, Ahmedabad, Kasaragod, Pathanamthitta, Mumbai and Pune.

Update:

#NizamuddinUpdate ~ We have received another list of 157 persons from Assam who were near hotspot of Tablighi Jamaat at Nizamuddin Dargarh. We are acting swiftly and in best possible manner to quarantine all of them, as and when they reach Assam or those who may have reached.

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) March 31, 2020