New Delhi (NVI): Around 9,000 Tablighi Jamaat workers and their primary contacts have been identified across the country and placed under quarantine, Union Home Ministry said in a statement today.
The Tablighi Jamaat members were tracked down after Home Ministry along with States and UTs launched a massive effort, said Punya Salila Srivastava, joint secretary in Home Ministry.
She added that 1306 of these are foreigners.
The joint secretary also informed that 2000 TJ workers had attended the congregation at Nizamuddin Markaz in Delhi, out of which 1804 have been shifted to quarantine centers. Rest 334 persons who were found symptomatic have been hospitalised, she said.
The development comes against the backdrop of the controversial Tablighi congregation at Nizamuddin Dargah in New Delhi in mid-March.
The government’s action came after it was found that a large Tableegi congregation had taken place at the Nizamuddin shrine in National capital and many people got infected with coronavirus there.
On Tuesday, government authorities started hunting for those who attended the congregation despite lockdown, as Telangana reported six COVID-19 deaths, all of whom had returned to the state after attending the Nizamuddin Markaz event.
Meanwhile, 960 foreigners, found to have been involved in Tablighi Jamaat activities have been blacklisted and their visas have been cancelled, Home Ministry said.
