COVID-19: 3 IAF Personnel Quarantined, One Visited Nizamuddin Area

Three IAF personnel under quarantine as one of them visited Nizamuddin area in mid-March

Those landing in India from abroad are being marked with a home quarantine stamp. Image for representational purposes.

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Three personnel of the Indian Air Force (IAF) are under a precautionary quarantine presently, as one of them had visited the Nizamuddin area around the same time the Tablighi Jamaat meeting was held last month, an IAF spokesperson said.

A Hotbed of COVID-19 Infections

A number of people who attended the Jamaat congregation, which took place mid-March in Delhi, were found to be having the coronavirus infection.

“This person had gone to the Nizamuddin area around the same time this Jamaat meeting was taking place. Whether he attended this Jamaat meeting or not is under investigation by the Indian Air Force. He has come in contact with two other Air Force personnel. All three of them are asymptomatic. All three under quarantine right now.”

IAF spokesperson

Nearly 22,000 Tablighi Jamaat members and their primary contacts have been quarantined across the country so far, said a Union home ministry official on Saturday.

Thousands of Tablighi Jamaat members had gathered at its headquarters in Nizamuddin, ignoring warnings by the government against large gatherings. Hundreds were evicted from there during the last few days.