As many as 45 people from Karnataka had attended the religious conference held at Alami Markaz Banglewali Masjid, the headquarters of the Tablighi Jamaat in the Nizamuddin area of south Delhi.
The conference, which was attended by almost 8000 Indians, is turning out to be the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak in the country.
The epicenter of COVID-19 Outbreak in India
Held a few weeks ago, the religious meet at Nizamuddin in Delhi is proving to be a tough obstacle in India’s race to be Corona-free at the earliest. The meet was reportedly attended by 800 preachers from Indonesia, who later also visited different parts of the country to attend various meetings and conferences.
While 50% of the cases in Telangana are being traced back to this event, a senior-citizen from Srinagar, who had attended the event, has already passed away due to Coronavirus.
45 from Karnataka attended the event
In a tweet posted today, Health and Family Welfare Minister of Karnataka B. Sriramulu stated that there were 45 attendees from the state at the event.
He said that thirteen of them have already been traced and placed in isolation centers. While the search is on for the remaining, he requested the other attendees to voluntarily report to the nearest hospitals.
Sriramulu further added:
“We have learned that foreigners from Australia, Singapore, Dubai, Saudi Arabia, and Indonesia have also participated in the conference.“
On the other hand, with new cases reported today, the state is at the brink of the 100-mark in the number of positive cases.
