Nizamuddin: Govt scrambles to contain Covid-19 fallout; 5,000 quarantined

Authorities attributed the big spike in the numbers of confirmed coronavirus cases largely to the Tablighi Jamaat congregation

In a sweeping nationwide hunt, authorities across states have identified more than 6,000 people who attended the Nizamuddin Tablighi Jamaat congregation, the biggest Covid-19 hotspot in India, as more than 450 fresh cases of infection emerged on Wednesday to take the tally over 2,000 with at least 58 deaths.

More than 5,000 of those identified have been quarantined, including in hospitals across states, while efforts are on to trace another 2,000 including those in Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Telangana. The list also includes foreigners. Some of those identified by the state authorities are yet to return from Delhi to their