Guwahati, Mar 31 (UNI) A total of 299 people from Assam had attended or were present nearby the religious congregation of Tablighi Jamaat at Hazrat Nizamuddin in Delhi which has turned out to be COVID-19 hotspot in the country.
The government have now issued strict instruction to identify them and quarantine these people in Assam.
State health and family welfare minister Himanta Biswa Sarma shared on twitter, “Assam Govt is now in possession of a list of 299 persons who were present in and around the hotspot near Nizamuddin 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”.