Delhi's Nizamuddin: How it became a Coronavirus hotspot in the country.

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In the first week of March, the Tablighi Jamaat held a religious congregation at the New Delhi headquarters, where more than 1,500 people participated. Some of the participants, including senior preachers, had come from countries like Saudi Arabia, Malaysia and Indonesia where Covid-19 had already spread.


After attending the congregation, the participants left for various states. Some of them later developed symptoms of Covid-19 but that went unnoticed until a 65-year-old man, resident of Jammu and Kashmir, died on Thursday.
Later, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Kerala, West Bengal—states where the participants had visited—also reported cases linked directly or indirectly to the congregation.
Overall, as on Monday, 20 people across states who were linked to the congregation had been confirmed positive for Covid-19 and as many as 1,000 are under watch for disease symptoms.

According to sources, Karnataka has quarantined 54 attendees, Tamil Nadu has traced 981 of 1500 attendees (16 have tested positive), Assam had more than 200 attendees — most of them still in Delhi. Meanwhile, Andhra Pradesh has traced 626 of the 711 attendees (8 have tested positive), Andaman has reported 10 positive cases – 9 of whom were attendees, UP has traced 156 attendees and Jammu & Kashmir has identified six attendees. Delhi government has insisted on strict action against the mosque administrators as the event had violated the state's ban on public gathering imposed at that time. So far, India has reported over 1200 COVID-19 cases and 32 deaths.
Of the 25 cases reported in Delhi on Monday, 18 were those who attended congregation. This includes two foreign nationals.
About 300 people involved directly or indirectly with the congregation are under observation at Lok Nayak Hospital.
Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain said, “A grave crime has been committed". The Delhi government has accused the organisation of ‘gross negligence’ and plans to lodge an FIR against the mosque’s Maulana.
As of now, the entire area has been cordoned off; only health and authorised personnel can enter or exit the place. The police are scanning the list of people who stayed in guesthouses or dormitories. Further locals have been asked to stay indoor and drones are being used in the area for surveillance.

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