Corona: Tension mounts for the state as 299 persons from Assam were present in Nizamuddin

March 31: Over 1,000 people have been evacuated from a centre in Nizamuddin West in Delhi till Tuesday morning, amid a novel coronavirus scare at a centre where an Islamic congregation at Nizamuddin in Delhi that has become a key source for the spread of coronavirus in the country. People from various Indian states as well as abroad attended the Tabligh-e-Jamaat at Nizamuddin Markaz facility in March, many of whom have shown symptoms of COVID-19, a Union Home Ministry official said.

Meanwhile, State Health and Family Welfare Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma shared on twitter: “Assam Govt is now in possession of a list of 299 persons who were present in and around the hotspot near Nizamuddin Dargah. We’ve alerted dist admins to find out if these people have returned to Assam, and strict instructions issued to quarantine them if they are in the state” This naturally seems to be a matter of great worry for the people of Assam.

Assam Govt is now in possession of a list of 299 persons who were present in and around the hotspot near Nizamuddin Dargah. We've alerted dist admins to find out if these people have returned to Assam, and strict instructions issued to quarantine them if they are in the state

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) March 31, 2020

Earlier during the day, Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted, “Urgent Request. If there is anyone from Assam who attended the religious congregation of Tablighi Jamaat at Hazrat Nizamuddin in Delhi, please IMMEDIATELY report voluntarily to the nearest government hospital or by calling Helpline no # 104. Please treat this as very important.”

এটি জৰুৰী অনুৰোধ

দিল্লীৰ হজৰত নিজামুদ্দিনৰ তবলিগী জামাতৰ ধৰ্মীয় অনুষ্ঠানটোত অসমৰ পৰা কোনোৱে অংশগ্ৰহণ কৰিছিল তেন্তে তেনে ব্যক্তিয়ে সমীপৰ চৰকাৰী চিকিৎসালয়ক অবগত কৰে যেন ৷ তেওঁলোকে 104 নম্বৰত ফোন কৰিও কথাটো জনাব পাৰে ৷

অামাৰ এই আহ্বানটোক অতি গুৰুত্ব সহকাৰে লব বুলি আশা কৰিলোঁ ৷

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) March 31, 2020

More than thousand people from across the country as well as Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Saudi Arabia had attended a gathering at the centre earlier this month over a number of days, according to officials. Delhi Police officials said the people were evacuated with the help of the Health Department, and over 300 others are still inside. About 30 of those who attended the Nizamuddin event in mid-March tested positive and at least three have succumbed to the infection in the last few days.