Delhi cops identify and quarantine 275 foreign nationals who attended Tablighi Jamaat congregation

Delhi Police Special Branch has identified and quarantined 275 foreign nationals, who have been staying in various mosques after attending a Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Nizamuddin area, officials said on Thursday.

Among 275 foreign nationals, 172 are from Indonesia, 36 from Kyrgyzstan, 21 from Bangladesh, 12 from Malaysia, seven from Algeria, two each from Afghanistan and US and one each from France, Tunisia, Belgium and Italy. Eighty-four of m have been staying rast district and 109 in Central district, y said.

Nizamuddin Markaz, Tablighi Jamaat headquarters in south Delhi, has emerged as an epicentre for spread of coronavirus in different parts of country after thousands of people took part in a congregation from March 1-15.

Earlier on Tuesday, Delhi Police Special Branch wrote to government on taking immediate action with regard to people, including foreign nationals, associated with Tablighi Jamaat and presently staying at various mosques and places here in national capital.

"A team of district administration, police and health department are visiting mosques and evacuating foreign nationals and shifting m to quarantine. y were part of Jamat held at Markaz and to decongest building, y were shifted to various mosques in national capital," police had said. 

Police had said y prepared a list of foreign nationals staying in various mosques across city. social distancing would be possible at those places. It may cause grave danger to public health and objective of containing COVID-19, y said.

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