NDMC workers use a fumigation machine in Delhi’s Connaught Place area (PTI photo)
NEW DELHI: As many as 1,023 Covid-19 positive cases found in 17 states have been traced to the Tablighi Jamaat in Delhi, accounting for 30% of all cases in India, the health ministry said.
Referring to the Tablighi Jamaat congregation that was held last month in the Nizamuddin markaz, health ministry joint secretary Lav Agarwal said around 30% were linked to “this particular place” which he said could not be managed.
Agarwal said “proactive, preemptive and graded” response of the government had ensured that doubling of Covid-19 cases in India was less as compared to other countries. The Tablighi incident resulted in a spike that was not consistent with the trend line. However, with no room for complacency, one slip meant going back to square one, he added.
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