Covid-19: Samples of 700 people linked to Nizamuddin event collected in AP

The AP authorities has recognized 1,085 people from the state who attended the Ijtema (spiritual gathering) on the Alami Markaz Banglewali mosque, which was organized by the Tabhligi Jamat (sect of Sunni Islam) organised final month. Officers from the AP police and well being division are monitoring all of those that attended the spiritual congregation and their associates.

All of the 43 who examined optimistic are all linked (both attended or related to the attendees) congregation organized by the Tabhligi Jamat at Nizamuddin between 13-15 March. Not solely that, a whopping 64 of the 87 optimistic covid-19 circumstances are of people who went to Delhi, whereas 4 are of those that are related to them.

The bulletin from the Andhra Pradesh authorities said {that a} complete of 373 samples have been despatched for checks, of which 43 got here again optimistic on Wednesday. Most of those that examined optimistic are from Kadapa (which has a substantial quantity of Muslims) and West Godavari district in AP.

“We’re monitoring down people who had attended the assembly in Delhi and are sending their samples for checks,” stated a authorities official from AP. A day earlier, 17 people had examined optimistic for COVID, of which most people had additionally attended the identical assembly.

In the meantime, in the neighbouring state of Telangana, 15 extra people who had obtained to the Nizamuddin Markaz assembly in Delhi had examined optimistic for COVID on Tuesday, taking the full circumstances to 97 in the state.

The AP authorities on Tuesday additionally handed an order deferring 100% of fee of salaries of chief minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, the state’s MLAs, MLCs, all elected members of native our bodies (and people holding equal positions and members of all state firms. The choice was made given that every one income streams of AP have dried up due to the lockdown to comprise the unfold of the coronavirus (COVID) pandemic.

In accordance to the federal government order, dated 31 March, the salaries of IAS/IPS/IFS officers in the state will even be deferred by 60%, whereas all the federal government workers (besides class-Four workers), together with work-charged workers and individuals engaged by way of a 3rd social gathering will even have their salaries/wages/remuneration slashed by 50% in the state. Class-Four workers nonetheless will see a discount by 10% in their salaries.

Two days earlier on Monday, Telangana chief minister Okay. Chandrashekhar Rao (KCR), anticipating a tricky financial local weather forward in view of the lock down, additionally introduced a wage minimize of 75% for himself, the state’s MLAs, MLCs, state company chairpersons and representatives of different native our bodies.

The pay-cut was additionally prolonged to IAS/IPS/IFS and different such central authorities providers officers who will see their salaries coming down by 60%, whereas all different class of workers will see their salaries halved.