Delhi govt orders release of 4000 Tablighi members who completed quarantine: Sources

In a major relief to all Markaz attendees who have been in quarantine for over 35 days, Delhi government on Thursday, ordered release of 4000 Tablighi Jamaat members who have completed quarantine, according to PTI. Moreover, it ordered sending all those members who have been named in Delhi police investigation to police custody. Remaining members are going to be sent back to ir home state, as ordered by Delhi government.

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Delhi govt orders release of 4000 Markaz attendees

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Markaz attendees in quarantine

Since discovery of Markaz cluster, all attendees were evacuated and sent to institutional quarantine centres on March 30 in Delhi. While several attendees who had returned to ir home states have been released from ir respective quarantine centres after testing negative consecutively twice, those who were lodged in Delhi's quarantine centres were t released, as per reports. Centre has stated that nearly 30% of India's COVID-19 cases were related to cluster, while CM Kejriwal had appealed Markaz attendees to donate plasma, stating 'Blood sees religion'.

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What is Nizamuddin COVID-19 scare?

On March 30, sources reported that a religious programme was organised at Tablighi Jamaat's headquarters Markaz Nizamuddin mosque between 13-15 March which had over 3400 attendees from Malaysia, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia and Kyrgyzstan and from several states in India. After attending meeting, prior to nationwide lockdown, 1500 of se attendees returned to several parts of country, possibly spreading COVID-19 virus. mosque has claimed that while y were letting small groups of attendees leave from venue prior to Janta Curfew, several were stuck in area owing to nationwide lockdown. All 2631 occupants have been evacuated and building has been sanitised. Delhi Crime Branch which has booked Markaz chief Maulana Saad for violating lockdown, who is still in self-isolation but aiding with police investigation.

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