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West Bengal initially sent 90-100 samples per day, last week they sent only 20 for Coronavirus testing: Director of central lab raises alarm

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West Bengal initially sent 90-100 samples per day, last week they sent only 20 for Coronavirus testing: Director of central lab raises alarm

The Director of the National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases (NICED), Dr. Shanta Dutta, has reportedly told India Today that there has been a sharp reduction in the number of Coronavirus samples being sent for testing by the Mamata Banerjee-led-West Bengal Government.

Fewer Samples for Testing

She alleged, “There is a big drop. Last week, we did not even have 20 samples per day. The number of samples being sent is determined by the state government, so if they send more samples, we will be able to test more.” This is in stark contrast to the 90-100 samples that were initially sent for testing per day.

The NICED Director, however, hinted at the increase in the number of testing centres for the decline in the number of the Chinese virus samples being sent to the testing facility. When asked about the willingness of the government in sending samples to operational State-run labs, Dr. Dutta reiterated that NICED is equipped with bigger infrastructure, additional medical staff, and better equipment. She added that other labs were trained for testing Coronavirus samples by them.

Lack of Testing Kits

On March 23, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had complained about an acute shortage of testing kits in the State. “We have just 40 testing kits in the State. I have asked for more. The Centre is yet to accede to my request”, she alleged during the all-party meeting.

Refuting claims made by the Trinamool Congress (TMC) Supremo, Dr. Shanta Dutta informed that around 42,5000 kits were sent by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) in 3 consignments and more than 27,000 such kits were still in stock. About 7,500 such testing kits have been handed out to the West Bengal government. The NICED Director added, “There is no shortage. We are the depot or warehouse for the kits in eastern India.”

Need to Scale-up Testing

Reportedly, only 2,523 tests have been conducted to date in the highly-dense State of West Bengal. Dr. Shanta Dutta emphasised on the need for more tests to be conducted in accordance with the ICMR’s recommendations. As per the latest guidelines, both symptomatic and asymptomatic patient has to be tested, if they had come in contact with a person infected by the Wuhan Coronavirus. All health workers who are regularly exposed to Coronavirus patients need to be tested, even if they do not exhibit symptoms.

Allegations of Mamata Banerjee government under-reporting Coronavirus cases

For some time, it has been suspected that the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government was fudging its data on the Wuhan Coronavirus pandemic. We had reported on the 6th of April that at least eleven people who had tested positive for the virus had died in the state and yet, the official records of the state claimed that the figure was only three. Now, a report on The Statesmen claims that the Kolkata Municipal Corporation recorded ten deaths due to the virus while the West Bengal Health Ministry led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee continued to claim that only five people had succumbed to the disease.

The report by Subhendu Maiti on The Statesman says that the list of deaths due to the Wuhan Coronavirus compiled by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation says that ten patients died of the disease across government and private hospitals such as the NRS Hospital, R.G.Kar Medical College, M.R.Bangur Super Speciality Hospital, AMRI Hospitals at Salt Lake, Peerless Hospital and Zenith Super Specialty Hospital. The deceased were buried or cremated as per their religious beliefs between the 23rd of March and 6th of April, the report mentioned.

In a significant incident on the 2nd of April, after an expert committee announced that seven people had died due to the Chinese Coronavirus in Bengal, Chief Secretary Rajiva Sinha quickly issued an “explanation” to claim that the number of deaths was in, fact, three. Subsequently, the expert committee was formed to determine the official cause of death. All of this is a matter of significant concern as there appears to be a dedicated attempt underway to fudge data regarding the pandemic in the state. Given the seriousness of the question, it remains to be seen whether Mamata Banerjee and her government decide to course correct now that the cat is out of the bag.

Prasar Bharati CEO calls out ‘The Wire’ journalist’s claim that Doordarshan is streaming Ramayana from Moserbaer DVD

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Prasar Bharati CEO calls out ‘The Wire’ journalist’s claim that Doordarshan is streaming Ramayana from Moserbaer DVD

Prasar Bharati CEO Shashi Shekhar on Saturday called out ‘The Wire’ journalist Neha Dixit for claiming that the Doordarshan was streaming the iconic TV show- Ramayana from the Moser Baer DVDs. Dismissing Ms Dixit’s assertions, Shekhar said that the screen-grab from Ramayana show which she had shared on Twitter did not seem to be from Doordarshan and asked her to check her source.

Earlier, ‘The Wire’ journalist had shared a screenshot of the Hindu epic with a watermark of ‘moserbaer’, alleging that the show that is broadcasted on Doordarshan is done from Moser Baer DVDs.

“Apologies for this inane tweet. But Doordarshan, India’s National broadcaster, is streaming Ramayana from a Moser Baer DVD. Along with the watermark,” the tweet posted by Ms Dixit read.

However, many Twitter users highlighted how the logo of Doordarshan was missing from her screen-grab, implying that the screenshot of the show was not from the national broadcaster.

Others on Twitter promptly enlightened her that the screenshot that she had shared o her Twitter profile is from YouTube and not from Doordarshan.

Some others were unsparing in exposing Neha for her lousy attempt to needlessly attack Doordarshan for broadcasting a Hindu epic.

Still others pointed out her dubious pedigree to assert that it is completely on expected lines for someone with a history of working in organisations like Al Jazeera, The Washington Post, The Caravan to make such unfounded allegations.

Ever since Doordarshan started broadcasting its iconic shows such as ‘Ramayana’, ‘Mahabharata’, ‘Shaktimaan’ and ‘Chanakya’, it has been shattering all the broadcast records. According to BARC ratings, Doordarshan (DD) became the highest watched channel in India for the week that ended on April 3, BARC said on Thursday. Earlier, As the first episode of Ramayan went live, Ramanand Sagar’s Ramayana on Doordarshan become the top search on Google in India with several people presumably either trying to find out what time the series would begin or trying to find an online link to watch the show. Not only did Ramayan on Doordarshan become the top search on Google, the Doordarshan website where one could watch the channel live online crashed due to high traffiic.

Organizer of ‘Holi Against Hindutva’ campaign throws a hissy fit because some Bernie Sanders supporters will not vote for Joe Biden, gets roasted

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Organizer of ‘Holi Against Hindutva’ campaign throws a hissy fit because some Bernie Sanders supporters will not vote for Joe Biden, gets roasted

The organizer of the Hinduphobic ‘Holi Against Hindutva‘ campaign in the United States of America, Ziad Ahmed, threw a hissy fit on social media on Saturday because some supporters of Bernie Sanders continue to say that they will not vote for the presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden in the presidential elections in November. He was apparently angry and on the verge of having a meltdown, therefore, he did what any sensible person would do: Make a TikTok video. “I’m seeing way too many of my peers proudly claim that they won’t be voting for Biden in November, so I made this TikTok in response,” he said.

Ziad Ahmed said, “To the Bernie supporters on this app who still refuse to support Biden, my question to you is who are you serving and who are you helping? You get no brownie points for posturing ideological purity. You don’t help anyone because you feel better about not voting for him.” He adopts a very condescending and insulting tone towards the supporters of Bernie Sanders because the latter are not particularly fond of Joe Biden. With exaggerated hand gestures that remind of Alexandria-Ocasio Cortez, Ziad Ahmed explained why it was the moral obligation of the progressives to vote for Joe Biden.

Ziad Ahmed then went on to elaborate on the various reasons why the supporters of Bernie Sanders should vote for Joe Biden, one of them being that Joe Biden will name a woman as his Vice President. It is not exactly clear how that helps as the Veteran Democrat has been accused of sexual assault by a former aide in his senate office. Furthermore, numerous other women have also accused Joe Biden of touching them inappropriately. In addition to all of this, there are far too many videos available on the internet when Joe Biden can be seen engaging in behaviour that could only ever be described as creepy. It’s not clear how naming a woman as his running mate changes any of this.

It also needs to be remembered that vast sections of Bernie Sanders’ support base is motivated by policy proposition such as universal healthcare, social security and immigration. Joe Biden’s record on all these issues is terrible. He has already made it clear that universal healthcare is out of the question and has advocated for cutting social security. Moreover, the Obama Administration, in which he served as the Vice President, deported millions of illegal immigrants, an issue that puts him gravely at odds with Bernie Sanders supporters.

“It might not be everything that we want,” says Ziad Ahmed in his attempt to convince the supporters of Bernie Sanders, “but some progress is better than no progress. We can’t claim to care about issues if we don’t support them now. Enough with the bullshit. Period.” His exaggerated voice modulations and overly emotive demeanor does not appear to have helped convince too many Bernie Sanders supporters. He was roasted for his unintentionally hilarious video by people in the comment section.

There are also quite a few hilarious replies to the tweet by Ziad Ahmed who chose to quote-tweet it.

Ideologically committed supporters are not the only ones who say that they will not vote for Joe Biden in the US Presidential Elections 2020. Even Joe Rogan, who runs one of the world’s most popular podcast but does not follow politics very seriously, has said that he would rather vote for Donald Trump than Joe Biden after having endorsed Bernie Sanders previously. One of the reasons given is that Joe Biden is not in control of his mental faculties. Jimmy Dore, the host of a popular progressive podcast, calls Joe Biden ‘Demented Joe’.

Many people suspect that Joe Biden suffers from some form of Dementia given the manner he has acted in recent times. There have been occasions when Joe Biden has forgotten the name of the state he was in, confused his sister for his wife and spoken a series of incoherent words at length that no one seems to comprehend the meaning of. He has also been spotted quarreling with those attending his events and behaving extremely rudely. Once, he quarreled with a worker who was visibly offended and on another occasion, he called a student a ‘lying dog-faced pony soldier’.

All of this gives the Democratic establishment plenty to worry about as they go against Donald Trump in 2020. Establishment pawns like Ziad Ahmed, who has previously worked with the Hillary Clinton Campaign in 2016, may not be able to salvage the situation. On his part, Joe Biden has not promised ‘some progress’ as Ziad Ahmed would have the supporters of Bernie Sanders believe. The presumptive Democrat nominee has instead promised a ‘return to decency’ before Donald Trump was elected the president of the United States.

Ziad Ahmed, besides from being one of the founders of the Students Against Hindutva initiative that organized the Holi Against Hindutva campaign, is also the CEO of a marketing company. The goal of the SAH is to ‘dismantle the Hindutva project’. SAH also worked greatly to assist the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act and the NRC in India.

Uttarakhand: Curfew to be imposed in Balbhoonpura after hundreds defied lockdown and protested against an Imam being quarantined

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Uttarakhand: Curfew to be imposed in Balbhoonpura after hundreds defied lockdown and protested against an Imam being quarantined

Preventive orders have been issued by the Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat to impose curfew in Balbhoonpoora area of Haldwani in order to put a curb on the spread of the coronavirus in the state. The decision by the chief minister comes a day after hundreds of demonstrators chanting “Allahu Akbar” took to streets in Balbhoonpoora to prevent the police and health authorities from quarantining an Imam.

In addition, chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said that no positive coronavirus case has been reported in the state in the last 100 hours and that 7 positive patients have recovered until now.

Yesterday, a rampaging mob had hit the streets of Haldwani’s Balbhoonpura, Uttarakhand after a team of the health department had visited the area in order to quarantine an Imam. Hundreds of Muslims came out onto the streets to prevent the Islamic cleric from being quarantined. Some others were also to be quarantined. So far, 15 people in the area have been confirmed to have tested positive for the Wuhan Coronavirus, which includes 8 persons who had attended the Tablighi Jamaat in Delhi. The Imam and 14 other persons had come into contact with those COVID-19 patients, and that’s why they are needed to be quarantined and tested.

According to the reports, Muslims mob had swarmed the entire road in Balbhoonpura and completely surrounded the Police and the medical team which had visited the area. Ultimately, appeals had to be made through Islamic clerics to bring the mob under control. The help of Muslim politicians in the area also had to be sought. The mob was also raising slogans against the Police. It is also reported that a lot of people associated with the Tablighi Jamaat and the Deobandi School of Islam live in the area. The SDM also said that the sentiments of the people had to be respected and therefore, efforts were being made to quarantine the COVID-19 suspects after consultation with the community.

Balbhoonpura in Uttarakhand had emerged as a potent cluster of Wuhan coronavirus after seven people having links with the infamous Tablighi Jamaat were tested positive for COVID-19 in the area. While a strict lockdown was mandated in the area, however, hundreds of Muslim protesters flouted the enforced restrictions and came out on the streets to oppose the quarantining of the Imam who had come in contact with the COVID-19 patients from the Tablighi Jamaat.

World Bank lauds India for showing the way in containing Coronavirus pandemic through Aarogya Setu app

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World Bank lauds India for showing the way in containing Coronavirus pandemic through Aarogya Setu app

The Aarogya Setu app developed by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology through Public-Private partnership has earned praise from the World Bank for successfully using digital technologies in monitoring the transmission of the Wuhan Coronavirus.

In the South Economic Focus report of the World Bank released on April 12, it observed, “Digital technologies can also be used to monitor the spread of COVID-19. Such initiatives, largely voluntary, have been successful in helping combat the pandemic in East Asia.” The report, citing the example of India’s indigenous app, stated that innovative solutions technology can help track the deadly virus in a region that comprises of tech-savvy but poor and uneducated households.

The app which is available in 11 languages uses Bluetooth to determine the location of the person and informs whether he is in proximity to a Coronavirus positive patient. Aarogya Setu app also contains a list of helpline numbers for every State in India. A chatbot within the app helps resolve user queries and educate about the symptoms of the Chinese virus. The privacy of a user is protected under all circumstances and the data will only be shared with the Indian Government if he has come in contact with an infected person.

Reportedly, tech giants such as Apple and Google are now building smartphone software along the lines of Aarogya Setu to help monitor Coronavirus patients and prevent users from coming in contact with them.

On March 25, Renata Dessallien, the United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator in India, hailed India’s comprehensive lockdown in the wake of the Wuhan Coronavirus outbreak. She had also praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for social distancing.

Dessallien said, “The UN system in India is fully mobilized and ready to further step up its support to the Government of India to fight COVID-19. I believe that if we work together, we can overcome one of the greatest health threats of our lifetimes.” She along with WHO Representative to India, Dr. Henk Bekedam, had also met the Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Dr Harsh Vardhan on March 24 wherein they lauded the BJP Government for its “early and robust response.”

Earlier, the World Health Organisation (WHO) had also praised India’s efforts in containing the spread of coronavirus. The representative of WHO to India, Henk Bekedam said, “The commitment from the Indian government and the Prime Minister’s Office has been enormous, very impressive. It is one of the reasons why India is still doing quite well. I am very impressed that everyone has been mobilised.”

NCP leader Jitendra Awhad self-quarantines after coming in contact with a Coronavirus infected police officer

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NCP leader Jitendra Awhad self-quarantines after coming in contact with a Coronavirus infected police officer

On Monday, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Jitendra Awhad, a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Kalwa-Mumbra Assembly constituency in Thane district, went into self-quarantine after he came in contact with senior police inspect who was reportedly infected with the Wuhan Coronavirus. He took this decision as a preventive measure though he has not been diagnosed with the deadly pathogen as of yet.

The cop who nabbed 21 foreign nationals belonging to the Tablighi Jamaat had tested positive for the Chinese Virus. When Maharashtra cop began exhibiting symptoms of the Chinese virus after nabbing members of Tablighi Jamaat, he was tested for it. He is currently admitted to the Apollo Hospital in Nashik in Maharashtra.

The foreign Tablighi Jamaat members, 8 Malaysians, and 13 Bangladeshis had attended the Nizamuddin Markaz between March 13 and March 15. They were hiding in a mosque and a school in Mumbra in Maharashtra. The foreign nationals had travelled to Maharashtra via Tamil Nadu. 2 police cases were registered against the mosque and school authorities for withholding information about the foreign nationals by Maharashtra police.

NCP leader Jitend

Earlier, an FIR has been lodged at Vartak Nagar police station against Maharashtra cabinet minister Jitendra Awhad by a resident of Thane, alleging that two police constables and goons allegedly associated with Maharashtra minister and NCP strongman Jitendra Awhad had badly assaulted him. As per the complaint filed, the young man had opposed NCP leader Jitendra Awhad’s call to boycott PM Modi’s request to light a lamp for 9 minutes at 9 PM on April 5.

Former Grand Mufti of Egypt Sheikh Ali Gomaa blames 5G technology for the Wuhan Coronavirus

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Former Grand Mufti of Egypt Sheikh Ali Gomaa blames 5G technology for the Wuhan Coronavirus

Former Grand Mufti of Egypt, Sheikh Ali Gomaa, has claimed that 5G technology is responsible for the Wuhan Coronavirus. According to him, the disruptions in the Earth’s Electromagnetic Field that the technology supposedly causes are to be blamed for the deadly virus. The clip was aired on Egyptian television on the 10th of April and the translation of it was provided by Memri TV.

Sheikh Ali Gomaa claims that the Spanish Flu in 1918 was caused by a disruption in the Earth’s electromagnetism due to the prevalence of electricity. He said, “When electricity was first introduced, it caused something in the atmosphere, which prepared it for the splitting of these materials, thus creating that virus.”

The former Grand Mufti of Egypt continued, “When we apply the same theory to the Coronavirus, we see that the fifth generation of communications might be the cause. This requires contemplation.” He added, “All our phones are 4G now. For the sake of 4G technology, 20,000 satellites were launched into orbit. In order to introduce 5G technology, which they say will change social relations, they had to launch 100,000 satellites into orbit.” “This caused additional disruptions in the electromagnetic field, which have made the atmosphere hospitable for the spread of these viruses,” He concluded.

Chinese coronavirus

The Wuhan Coronavirus is a zoonotic virus closely related to the SARS virus, which has a particular breed of horseshoe bats as its source. The virus jumped to humans from an infected animal at the Wet Markets of Wuhan in China. Many believe that the virus was accidentally leaked from a Chinese bio-weapon lab and a research paper published by Chinese scientists asserted that the virus probably leaked out of either of the two laboratories close to the wet market.

Punjab Police wins the Internet by using amusing memes to urge people to abide by the coronavirus lockdown protocols

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Punjab Police wins the Internet by using amusing memes to urge people to abide by the coronavirus lockdown protocols

As the number of coronavirus cases in the country swells, the Punjab Police have upped their ante, leveraging quirky Bollywood memes and altering it to create awareness among people about the novel coronavirus among the public as well as dissuade them from violating the government-enforced lockdown restrictions.

With the scourge of coronavirus raging across India, the Punjab Police on Twitter have come up with a creatively jocular campaign to raise consciousness about the pandemic that has had a rampant run across the world, affecting more than 1.8 million people worldwide and causing an astounding 114,332 fatalities.

Punjab Police recently shared a witty meme on its official Twitter page that is winning hearts on the social media platforms. The meme entailed a popular Bollywood track-‘Kisi Disco Mein Jayein’ from the Blockbuster movie- ‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’ with adjunct lyrics to discourage people from venturing out amidst the lockdown. The lyrics read- ‘Kisi disco mein jaayein, kisi hotel mein khaayein, police dekh legi hum wahaan, chalo ghar pe hi reh lein hum’.

Before that, Punjab Police had shared a similar memes on Salman Khan starrer Bollywood song-‘ Oonchi hai building’ as a part of its campaign to promote staying indoor during a nationwide coronavirus lockdown. The meme read-‘Oonchi hai building, lift teri band hai, neeche na aana, police bandobast hai’.

Earlier in March, Punjab Police personnel found a unique way to spread awareness about the protocols that need to be adhered to while the country girds itself in its fight against COVID-19. In a video shared on the social media, officers of Punjab Police were seeing shaking their legs to a popular Punjabi song and educating people about the practices to be followed to ward off the threat of coronavirus.

And how can food puns be too far?

Police gets creative

Ever since the threat of the Wuhan coronavirus loomed on the country, it has provided the keepers of the law in various states an opportunity to display their creative side. Police officials have espoused creative and ingenious methods to raise awareness about the virus among the residents. Bangalore Police enacted an enthralling skit, underscoring the threat one faces when he/she breaches the lockdown restrictions. In Andhra Pradesh, cops created awareness amongst people today by hiring local artists and dressing them up as Yamraj, Chitragupta and coronavirus. The police officials in Kerala did a “hand-washing” dance to illustrate people how frequent hand-washing can help them in staving off the threat of coronavirus.

Only infidels and oppressors die of the Coronavirus, not Muslims, claim ISIS women, call the virus a soldier of Allah

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Only infidels and oppressors die of the Coronavirus, not Muslims, claim ISIS women, call the virus a soldier of Allah

ISIS women at the Al-Hawl Refugee Camp have claimed that the Wuhan Coronavirus does not infect Muslims, and only ‘infidels’ and ‘oppressors’ die of the disease. The refugee camp is located on the southern outskirts of the town of al-Hawl in northern Syria, close to the Syria-Iraq border. The clip was originally aired on Rudaw TV (Iraqi Kurdistan) on the 9th of April. The translation of the clip was shared by Memri TV on its Twitter Handle. The women appeared quite invigorated and excited as they made the claims.

One of the ISIS women says, “The disease does not infect us because we are pious, we fast, we pray. We fear Allah. We follow Islam in the path of Abu-Bakr al-Baghdadi.” When the reporter asks her who the virus infects, the woman says, “It infects the infidels (non-Muslims), because they oppress the prisoners and the brothers. It infects them. You see what I am saying? It does not infect Muslims.”

The ISIS woman continued, “Have you seen any Muslims die from this disease? All those who died were infidels. They were oppressors. I’m not saying that all Muslims are decent people. Who are the Muslims who died from this disease?” When the reporter informs her that people all over the world regardless of their religion have been dying due to the Wuhan Coronavirus, the woman says, “They are oppressors among the Muslims. They were not Muslims. The disease does not infect Muslims, only infidels. Another of the ISIS women says, “The Coronavirus is just one soldier sent by Allah.

“Coronavirus is Allah’s NRC”

In India, too, certain Muslims have claimed that the Wuhan Coronavirus has been sent by Allah to see who survives and said, “We are not afraid of coronavirus because Allah has ensured that we (Muslims) are safe. Corona is no big deal.” Others have claimed that the virus is Allah’s NRC. Meanwhile, the Maulana of Markaz Nizamuddin of Tablighi Jamaat, which has emerged as the biggest cluster of Wuhan Coronavirus cases preached against social distancing and claimed that it was a conspiracy to separate Muslims from each other.

Coronavirus scare: Tamil Nadu Police books infected Tablighi Jamaat member for spitting on a nurse in Trichy

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Coronavirus scare: Tamil Nadu Police books infected Tablighi Jamaat member for spitting on a nurse in Trichy

A Tablighi Jamaat member who was diagnosed with the Wuhan Coronavirus had spat on a nurse in an isolation ward at the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Trichy, Tamil Nadu. The patient was admitted to the hospital on Saturday and was reluctant to co-operate with the hospital staff. Reportedly, he removed his mask and also threw it at the nurse.

A case has been registered against the accused by the Tamil Nadu police, following a complaint by the medical staff at the hospital. Charges were pressed under Section 269 (negligence), 270 (malignant act) and 271(Disobedience) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) against the Tablighi Jamaat member. “It was a serious crime under the present conditions with so many restrictions in force to prevent the spread of coronavirus,” the cops reiterated.

On April 9, Tamil Nadu Health Secretary Beela Rajesh had informed that 84 out of 96 patients who had tested positive for the Chinese Virus were from a ‘single source event’ while referring to Tablighi Jamaat event. She added that the very ‘single source’ accounted for a whopping 763 out of Tamil Nadu’s 834 live cases. This has led to many questioning why was the Tamil Nadu Government withholding the name of the source when it accounts for 91% of the total confirmed cases of the Chinese virus.

‘Earlier, the Tablighi Jamaat members who were shifted to quarantine facilities in Delhi after exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19 had allegedly behaved in an unruly manner with the facility staff and doctors, as stated by CPRO Northern Railway Deepak Kumar. According to Kumar, occupants made unreasonable demands for food, misbehaved and abused staff members and started spitting all over and on persons working/attending them, including doctors. They also started roaming around the hostel building.

In yet another ghastly attack on the healthcare workers by Islamists, the Tablighi Jamaat members who were quarantined at Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College in Kanpur, after they attended Congregation in Nizamuddin, Delhi and came in contact with several people with Coronavirus, had misbehaved with the medical staff and spat on them during their stay at the hospital in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.

The DGP of Himachal Pradesh, SR Mardi, had cautioned that people diagnosed with the Wuhan Coronavirus should refrain from spitting on others, else charges of ‘attempt to murder’ would be registered against them. If the person who was being spat on dies, then, the perpetrator would be booked for ‘murder’.

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