569 participants of religious discourse in Nizamuddin found in UP state: Official

Uttar Pradesh government has identified in state as many as 569 participants to an Islamic religious congregation at Nazamuddin in New Delhi early this month along with several suspected corona-positive foreigners, and has isolated or quarantined m.

Additional Chief Secretary Home Awanish Awasthi on Wednesday said besides se 569 people, 218 foreign nationals, who had come to Uttar Pradesh at different sts on tourist visa, too have been identified but y cant be said to be linked to Tablighi Jamaat.

Various district magistrates and police chiefs of districts have been directed to ensure proper quarantine of se persons along with adherence of proper medical protocol, said Awasthi.

On foreign nationals, Awasthi said those coming on tourist visas cant take part in religious discourses or missionary activities. Action will be taken against m too if y are found having participated in religious discourse at Nizamuddin markaj, but first priority of administration is to ensure ir quarantine, he said.

He also appealed to all people to help identify all suspects so that spread of disease could be effectively checked. Cutting short his visit to districts with maximum number of COVID-19 patients, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, meanwhile, on Tuesday returned to state capital to hold an urgent meeting with senior officials, following reports that people from state attended religious event in Nizamuddin which has emerged as one of biggest hotspots of coronavirus infection.

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