However, the area around the mosque in Nizamuddin, near the ‘dargah’ (shrine) has been sealed by the Delhi Police. To ensure the strict implementation of lockdown orders, drones have been deployed in the area affirmed the police officials.
On March 18, a religious programme was organised at the ‘markaz’ (the mosque) in which more than 500 people from various states took part, many of them had returned.
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Reportedly, these two hundred people were staying in and around the ‘markaz.' Yesterday, 34 people were taken to hospitals and around 150 people were taken today.
It is worth mentioning here that several states have confirmed coronavirus cases linked to the Nizamuddin congregation.
On Friday, in Andaman and Nicobar Islands a total of six persons tested positive for COVID-19 and all of them went to Delhi to attend a religious programme. However, on Tuesday, they returned to Port Blair via Kolkata, said a senior officer.
On Thursday, a 65-year-old man infected with COVID-19 died at a hospital in Srinagar. He had also attended the congregation at Nizamuddin and travelled to Kashmir by train.
In another case, a 52-year-old returned to his town Guntur, Andhra Pradesh after attending a religious congregation at the mosque in Nizamuddin and was tested positive for COVID-19.
The man, who died in Tamil Nadu, had also attended the programme at the 'markaz.'
Apparently, entry to the markaz has been banned till further orders.
A medical camp has been functional in the area for the last one week.
Medical teams are functioning in the area for the past one week and taking samples to detect any community spread of the virus. "We are coordinating with other authorities to track down people who went back to their towns after attending the congregation,” said the officer