Tablighi Jamaat attendees misbehave with staffers, spit at doctors in UP

A total of 22 attendees of Tablighi Jamaat who were put up in isolation wards in Kanpur, misbehaved with health care staffs and spat at the doctors.

Uttar Pradesh:Some attendees of Tablighi Jamaat who were put up in quarantine facility at Hallet hospital in Kanpur misbehaved with health care staffs and spat at the doctors and nurses, an official said on Sunday.

Referring to the Tablighi Jamaat congregation that was held last month in the Nizamuddin Markaz, health ministry joint secretary Lav Agarwal said that around 30 per cent were linked to "this particular place" which he said could not be managed.

According to Dr Arti Lalchandani, Dean of G.S.V.M Medical College, occupants under isolation misbehaved and picked a quarrel with health officials after they were asked to take precaution and not to venture out of their rooms.

"A total of 22 Tablighi Jamaat attendees were kept in the isolation ward, however, they have been unruly, purposely asking for cigarettes, putting forward unreasonable demand for food items. Moreover, they misbehaved and abused staffs at the quarantine centre. Also, they started spitting all over places and on doctors who were attending them," Dr Arti added.

On the other hand, as many as 1,023 COVID-19 positive cases found in 17 states have been traced to the Tablighi Jamaat in Delhi, accounting for 30% of all cases in India, the health ministry said.