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Posted by Orange Blossom Special on Wed Apr 1 15:29:07 2020, in response to Jews the world over among hardest hit by coronavirus, posted by DAnD124 on Mon Mar 30 23:10:29 2020. India cracks down on Muslim groups emerging as coronavirus clustersIndia is in a state of national lockdown and authorities are now clamping down on religious gatherings, some of which have continued despite the strict health warnings. The headquarters of a Muslim missionary group were the latest to be sealed off on Tuesday (March 31) after the country’s health minister revealed at least 24 people who took part one such gathering at a mosque New Delhi tested positive for the coronavirus. As many as 1,500 Muslims from India and other countries had attended a congregation of Islamic preachers amid the nationwide lockdown, out of which several developed coronavirus-like symptoms. Authorities evacuated over 1,000 people from the area where the congregation was held, health authorities said. The area was later cordoned off by police. *** New Delhi: A large religious gathering in New Delhi has sparked a manhunt across India for suspected coronavirus cases after being linked to dozens of infections and several deaths. The gathering emerged as one of India’s major virus hotspots after thousands flocked to an Islamic religious centre in the Nizamuddin West neighbourhood of Delhi. The Press Trust of India said around 8,000 people took part in the event, with Telangana officials saying at least 1,000 attendees were from that state alone. Infections in other states and territories have also been linked to the gathering. Delhi officials estimated that almost 300 foreigners attended the gathering, the Press Trust of India reported. Their whereabouts were not immediately known. 
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