New Delhi: With the 21-day lockdown in place, over 300 people are stranded in Delhi's historic 'Majnu ka Tilla' Gurdwara, and a few of them are said to be sick.
According to sources, most of the 300 stranded inside are pilgrims from Punjab.
Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) president Manjinder Sirsa appealed to the Punjab and Delhi Chief Ministers to provide assistance in the matter.
"More than 300 people have been stranded at the Gurdwara for the past three days. Though we're providing them with food, some of them are visibly sick - they're coughing and have a fever," Sirsa said.
"There is an urgent need to know whether any of them is infected (with COVID-19). I have sent many tweets to Punjab CM Amarinder Singh, but the government has done nothing so far," Sirsa added.
As on Tuesday, the total number of coronavirus cases in the national capital climbed to 120 after 23 new cases of the pandemic were reported in the past 24 hours, the Health Department said.
Twenty-four people, who took part in the congregation in Nizamuddin West earlier this month, have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said.
Over 2,000 delegates, including from Indonesia and Malaysia, attended the Tablighi Jamaat congregation from March 1-15, officials had said, as the south Delhi neighbourhood was virtually sealed.
