Delhi govt trying to send back Nizamuddin gathering attendees: Jain

“Under the current lockdown, stranded people can be shifted. So we are shifting them,” said the Delhi Health Minister

May 07, 2020 01:59 pm | Updated November 28, 2021 12:09 pm IST - New Delhi:

A file photo of Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain arriving to attend a special session of Legislative Assembly of Delhi at Vidhan Sabha in New Delhi.

A file photo of Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain arriving to attend a special session of Legislative Assembly of Delhi at Vidhan Sabha in New Delhi.

Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Thursday said they were in talks with various States to send back people, who were connected to a religious gathering that took place in Nizamuddin in the city in March .

These people, who had tested negative for COVID-19, after they completed the quarantine period, were not sent back to their States because of the lockdown till May 3, he said.

 

“Under the current lockdown, stranded people can be shifted. So we are shifting them. We have sent lists of people to other States and we are in talks with them,” Mr. Jain told media.

“Coronavirus is going to be here for a long time. Coronavirus is not going to end in one or two months. We have to learn to live with it,” he said.

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