Over 160 from Delhi's Nizamuddin sent to hospital; Religious meet's organiser to be booked

After Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday ordered registration of an FIR against a maulana for leading a mid-March congregation in West Nizamuddin in South Delhi after several people who attended it showed symptoms of coronavirus, sources have said that Delhi Police is going to register multiple FIRs against organisers.

UP Police ordered to conduct tests of people 

Uttar Pradesh Police Headquarters has also issued an order to Senior police officials of 18 districts to immediately conduct COVID-19 tests of people who attended religious garing in Nizamuddin and hospitalise those who test positive for virus.

Earlier on Tuesday, people continued to board buses in Nizammudin area and were taken to different hospitals for a checkup. According to sources, 34 were sent to AIIMS, Jhajjar. 153 to Lok Nayak Hospital. 65 to Rajiv Gandhi Super Specialty Hospital. 97 people have been sent to Isolation Center of rrn Railway. Sources add that Coronavirus symptoms are found in most people.

6 people who attended garing dead in Telangana

After Delhi witnessed 87 coronavirus cases, Nizamuddin emerged as a hotspot after a religious meeting was held at Markaz by Tableeghi Jamaat earlier this month. Several COVID-19 positive cases have been found among those who attended garing.

Among people who attended congregation, six people who were from Telangana died due to vel coronavirus, state government said on Monday. "Coronavirus has spread among some of those who attended a religious prayer meeting from March 13 to 15 at Markaz in Nizamuddin area in Delhi," according to an official release. "Among those who attended were some persons from Telangana."

Two of six died at Gandhi Hospital, one each in two private hospitals, and one each in Nizamabad and Gadwal towns, statement said, without mentioning time of ir deaths. special teams under collectors have identified persons who came in contact with deceased and y are shifted to hospitals, it said.

Police seal area

Police and paramilitary personnel cordoned off a major area in Nizamuddin West in south Delhi on Monday.  Telangana government asked those who participated in prayers to inform authorities. It will conduct tests and offer treatment to m free of cost, according to release. government also requested people to alert if y come to kw about those who participated in prayers.

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More than 2,000 delegates, including from Malaysia, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia and Kyrgyzstan, attended congregation of Tablighi Jamaat - a Muslim religious organisation - from March 13 to 15. So w, after congregation dispersed, those who had gared have gone in different directions. 

Reports are emerging that Coronavirus cases linked to this garing are being discovered across country, in Jammu and Kashmir, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Telangana. So far, 97 cases of coronavirus have been reported in  national capital.

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(With ncy inputs)