Bangladesh Quarantines 321 Linked to Nizamuddin

Bangladesh authorities have put 321 foreign members of the Tablighi Jamaat in quarantine in two mosques in Dhaka.

This came in the wake of India quarantining thousands after hundreds linked to the religious congregation at Nizamuddin in Delhi were diagnosed with COVID-19.

Out of the 321 of its foreign members identified inBangladesh, 191 have been kept at Kakrail Jam-e-Masjid, the Tabligh's Markaz orheadquarters in the country.

Theyare followers of Maulana Saad Kandhalvi, leader of the organization based inDelhi.

Indiahas detected coronavirus among 650 of those who attended the Tabligh gatheringin Delhi.

Ithas placed around 2,000 of the attendees and 7,000 close contacts intoquarantine.

Malaysia had earlier reported the spread of the virus from a similar Tablighi gathering while Indonesia had halted the organization's event.

However, the union health ministry on Saturday said that around 30% of the total cases of COVID-19 are linked to the Nizamuddin Markaz event.

In Assam, 25 of the 26 positive cases of the virusare reported to be linked with the Tablighi Jamaat.