Thousands of people, including foreign nationals had gathered in Nizamuddin amidst the coronavirus fears. Many positive cases have now been traced to the event.
The Home Ministry on Tuesday said that the foreign Islamic preachers who visited India on tourist visa but attended the Islamic religious conference organised by the “Tableeghi Jamaat” are in violation of visa rules.
The Markaz, Nizamuddin in Delhi, the global center for the Tablighi Jamaat, is suspected to be the ground zero of hundreds of potential infections of the Wuhan Coronavirus.
In India, 10 coronavirus deaths are now traced to Tablighi Jamat in Delhi. Since yesterday, over 285 people showing coronavirus symptoms have been admitted in Lok Nayak Hospital alone.
On Monday, 6 people from Telangana who attended a religious gathering at Markaz in Delhi's Nizamuddin area between March 13 and March 15 had reportedly died of Coronavirus infection.
A medical camp has been set up in the area and samples are being tested. Drones have been deployed to maintain strict vigilance over movements. As per reports, over 2000 people in the area are under quarantine.