Coronavirus In India: Army To Manage Delhi Quarantine Center Housing Jamaat Members

In Narela, Delhi, the management by a team of 40 Indian Army staff has been applied to the coronavirus quarantine center. This place has now settled 932 people related to the Tablighi Jamaat congregation in the Nizamuddin area since mid-March.

On Sunday, the team including paramedics and doctors said that they have replaced the medical staff of the Delhi government to manage the facility during the day-time from 8 am to 8 pm. As the government's personnel takes charge of the night-time management, the Army has taken action as one of the biggest handlings on coronavirus.

From mid-March, the center has housed around 1,250 suspected people including foreigners. Since April 1st, some army doctors and nurses have been supporting the civil administration at the center in Narela. The Army stated:

"Presently, 932 members from markaz (center) are being taken in the facility and 367 out of them have been tested COVID-19 positive."

The team includes 6 medical staff, 18 paramedical personnel, and some officers ensuring security to work on the frontline of the fight against coronavirus. Earlier on April 7, a report said that two Jamaat members from the Barabanki district of Uttar Pradesh had defecated in front of their room inside the quarantine center in Narela. They both were filed an FIR by the police in Delhi.

The Army shared:

"The professional approach of the army medical team has won the hearts of inmates, who have been very cooperative, facilitating smooth handling of all medical procedures."

They even added that this is an awesome support for the civil administration to manage the quarantine center during the coronavirus outbreak.