10% of all of India's Coronavirus positive cases now have direct link to Nizamuddin event

In a massive development, over 10% of India's total coronavirus positive cases at moment have w been found to have a direct link to  Nizamuddin Congregation held in south Delhi in mid-March. religious programme was organised at Tablighi Jamaat's headquarters Markaz Nizamuddin mosque between March 13-15 which had over 3000 attendees.

Here is list of positive cases:

From Uttar Pradesh's Ahamadnagar two people, Telangana 13 people, Tamil Nadu over 80 attendees, Andhra Pradesh 50 attendees, Andaman & Nicobar islands 9 people, Haryana four attendees, and Maharashtra and Puddhucheerry two attendees each tested positive. Also, six attendees from Telangana and one from Jammu Kashmir are reported dead. 

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During tracing operation, government found out that 14 attendees from Meerut were in hiding in a cleric's house. Also, 19 foreigners hid in a mosque. Eight Indonesian attendees were found in mosque in Bijr. 14 attendees found hiding in Shamli and 12 from Kazakhstan hid in a mosque in Patna. Apart from those, 47 foreigners including 22 from Kazakhstanfound hiding in Saharanpur.

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What is Nizamuddin COVID-19 scare?

What is Nizamuddin COVID-19 scare?

A religious program was organized at Tablighi Jamaat's headquarters Markaz Nizamuddin mosque between 13-15 March which was attended by over three thousand people, from India and abroad, who since dispersed. After attending meeting, which took place prior to nationwide lockdown but after Delhi government's own directive against such garings, many of attendees returned to or parts of country, with spread of COVID-19 virus w being confirmed from numerous states as a result.

India's Coronavirus cases have w risen beyond 1600, with over 160 confirmed positive from Nizamuddin Congregation.

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