A 19-year-old Chinese Muslim man, who had visited the mosque in Hyderabad earlier with his ’Tableeghi Jamaat’ was detected positive with coronavirus, on Saturday.
The Local Authorities sealed the mosque and barred 100 people inside the mosque who were present at that time. Kohsar government hospital’s focal person Dr. Suresh said these people will not be allowed to leave until their tests are conducted, adding that eight people who remained in close contact with the Chinese Muslim have been placed in isolation at another mosque.
“The samples of all these people have been collected for the coronavirus test and they will remain inside until their reports come negative,” he said. “The 19-year-old was later shifted to Liaquat University Hospital (LUH) for further treatment.”
On the other hand, Hyderabad police have lodged six First Information Reports (FIRs) under section 269 and 188 of the Pakistan Penal Code in four police stations against the violators of the congregational prayer ban in mosques. However, majority of the people nominated in the FIRs were released after police granted them bail.
