People from Haridwar district who had attended the Tablighi Jamaat during different time periods have created cause for concern for the authorities here.
On Thursday, the arrival of 98 Jamaatis at Gujjar Basti at Gaindikhata under Shyampur police station area stirred the authorities into action. Health Department personnel along with chief medical officer Dr Saroj Naithani and the police reached the village and sealed the entire village, quarantining everyone. There is a complete ban on the movement of anyone in the area. After quarantining them, the Health department has started preparing for proper medical tests.
Dr Naithani informed that till now 243 Jamaatis have been quarantined in Haridwar district. Of these, 98 were quarantined on Thursday night at quarantine centres in hotels in Kaliyar area while about 100 Jamaatis were quarantined on Friday.
District Magistrate C Ravishankar said that total 531 people had attended the Tablighi Jamaat but after March 1, 378 people had returned to Haridwar district of whom 377 have been verified and one is in Haryana. Out of the 377 Jamaatis 243 are under facility quarantine, 129 are under home quarantine and five are in isolation ward.