Kool_SRG Posted March 31, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2020 Five more cases reported from Maharashtra; state tally at 230 Five more new cases have been reported in Maharashtra. Among the five, four cases were reported from Mumbai and one from Pune. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 230, said Maharashtra Health Department on Tuesday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kool_SRG Posted March 31, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2020 Indonesians who attended religious congregation at Nizabackn had arrived in India on tourist visa As per sources in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Indonesians who visited the Nizabackn markaz had arrived in India on tourist visa but attended religious congregation without informing the authorities. They may be blacklisted for violation of visa rules, sources have added. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kool_SRG Posted March 31, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2020 Phillippines national who died in Mumbai had also attended Nizabackn event 68-year-old Philippines national who passed away last Sunday in Mumbai’s Hiranandani Hospital had also visited the Nizabackn congregation between March 3-10. Around the same time between March 1-15 the religious congregation at Nizabackn Markaz was underway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kool_SRG Posted March 31, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2020 Tamil Nadu's tally rises to 74 with four new cases reported Tamil Nadu on Tuesday saw a spike in number of confirmed cases after seven new cases were reported, taking the state tally to 74. These cases include a 43-year-old man with recent travel history to Kerala, three males with travel history to Delhi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kool_SRG Posted March 31, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2020 9 out of 10 cases in Andaman & Nicobar had attended Nizabackn event The designated laboratory for COVID19 in Andaman & Nicobar, RMRC-ICMR, Dollygunj has tested 33 suspected cases on 29 March, out of which only 1 was found positive. The total number of cases found positive is 10 out of 99 samples tested till date, Andaman and Nicobar administration told ANI. But 9 out of the 10 people who tested positive for coronavirus in Andaman & Nicobar, had attended Tablighi Jamaat event at Markaz, Nizabackn in Delhi. "Wife of one of these people later tested positive," said Abhijit Roy, Dy Director Heath and Nodal Officer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kool_SRG Posted March 31, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2020 157 from UP participated in Nizabackn event, says police Uttar Pradesh Police confirmed to ANI on Tuesday that the search for 157 people from the state, who had participated in Tablighi Jamaat event at Markaz, Nizabackn in Delhi is currently underway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kool_SRG Posted March 31, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2020 299 people from Assam took part in Nizabackn congregation, says state govt Assam chief minister Himata Biswa on Tuesday said that the Assam government is now in possession of a list of 299 persons who were present in and around the hotspot near Nizabackn Dargah. "We've alerted dist admins to find out if these people have returned to Assam, and strict instructions issued to quarantine them if they are in the state." he said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kool_SRG Posted March 31, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2020 45 people from Karanataka took part in Nizabackn congregation Karnataka health minister B Sriramulu on Tuesday said that the government has information that around 45 people from Karnataka had taken part in the Nizabackn congregation. The Tumkur resident (who died on March 27) is one of them, he said and added that 13 people have been traced so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kool_SRG Posted March 31, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2020 Delhi govt says ban was in place since 13 March, dismisses Markaz clarification as 'not enough' Delhi government on Tuesday replied to Markaz clarification which claimed that they did not violate the government lockdown, by saying that a ban was already in place since the 13 March reports News18. On the 16 March, the government further reduced number of people from 200 to 50 under the ban. Therefore, the clarification that has been issued wherein they say Makarz had intimated the SHO on 24 March is not enough. In a press release, Nizabackn Markaz — the Delhi headquarters of the Tablighi Jamaat — said after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for ‘Janata curfew’ on 22 March, the ongoing program was discontinued. However, as the Indian Railways suspended its operations, it had to accommodate the stranded guests. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kool_SRG Posted March 31, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2020 Nearly 300 foreigners who attended Nizabackn event may be blacklisted for violating visa conditions India is likely to blacklist about 300 foreigners who came from 16 countries, including Malaysia and Thailand, on tourist visas but attended an Islamic congregation at Nizabackn here that has become a key source for the spread of coronavirus in the country, officials said on Tuesday. These foreigners were among around 8,000 people who attended the Tabligh-e-Jamaat at Nizabackn Markaz facility in March, many of whom have shown symptoms of COVID-19, a Union Home Ministry official said. About 30 of those who attended the Nizabackn event in mid-March tested positive and at least three have succumbed to the infection in last few days. "Those who came on a tourist visa but attended the Nizabackn event stands to be in our blacklist as they have violated the visa conditions. Tourist visa holders can't attend religious function," a Union Home ministry official said. If a foreigner is put in the Home ministry's blacklist, he or she can't travel to India in the future. A total of 281 foreigners were found by the police at the Nizabackn campus in the last two days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kool_SRG Posted March 31, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2020 Country-wise case count of foreign nationals who were present during mosque event A cluster case has emerged from Delhi, from Markaz building in Nizabackn, which has initiated fast action against coronavirus in Delhi. This is the country-wise case count of foreign nationals who were part of the event that took place between 15 to 17 March. Nepal- 19 Malaysia- 20 Afghanistan- 1 Myanmar- 33 Algeria- 1 Djibouti- 1 Kyrgystan- 28 Indonesia- 72 Thailand- 71 Sri Lanka- 34 Bangladesh- 19 England- 3 Singapore- 1 Fiji- 4 France-1 Kuwait- 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kool_SRG Posted March 31, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2020 65-year-old dies in Chandigarh; Punjab toll at 4 The 65-year-old man from Nayagaon near Chandigarh, who had tested positive for coronavirus succumbed to his illness on Tuesday morning, reports The Tribune. His condition was critical and he had been put on a ventilator. The total number of coronavirus cases in Punjab stood at 41 with 4 deaths. The states's first COVID19 patient has now fully recovered. "We are tracing and testing all connections of all positive patients," said Punjab Health Minister BS Sidhu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kool_SRG Posted March 31, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2020 Bhayandar civic hospital turns into 100-bed isolation centre To combat the coronavirus outbreak, the Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC)-run Pandit Bhimsen Joshi Civic Hospital has been converted into a 100-bed isolation facility with immediate effect, reports The Hindustan Times. Earlier, the MBMC had set up a 40-bed ward at the civic hospital, but now it is upgraded to a 100-bed isolation ward to house patients, Chandrakant Dange, MBMC commissioner, MBMC told the newspaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kool_SRG Posted March 31, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2020 Mumbai man arrested for circulating military deployment rumour A 28-year-old man was arrested in Byculla in Mumbai on Monday for allegedly circulating a message on WhatsApp that the military had been deployed in some parts of the locality to enforce the lockdown for the novel coronavirus outbreak with the mandate to “fire to control mobs”. Sohail Salim Punjabi’s message read “Mumbai’s Null Bazar, Bhendi Bazar, Dongri, Madanpura, Kala Pani, Sat Rasta area is uncontrollable by Police, Hence Military has been called. They will use force, lathi charge as well as firing to controll Mob”. “We arrested Punjabi from Bhendi Bazar area under section 188 of the IPC as well as provisions of the Disaster Management Act. He was later released on bail,” Senior Inspector Sanjeev Bhole of JJ Marg police station told PTI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kool_SRG Posted March 31, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2020 Nurse tests positive in Haryana; state tally at 22 One staff nurse of a hospital in Sector 6, in Panchkula has tested positive for coronavirus on Tuesday. "She is in isolation now," Chief Medical Officer, Panchkula told ANI. The number of positive cases in Haryana stand at 22. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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