The Union Home Ministry said the Tablighi Jamaat gathering in Delhi''s Nizamuddin locality in March led to the coronavirus infection spreading to "many persons". As reported by Delhi Police, despite guidelines and orders issued by various authorities in pursuance of the outbreak of COVID-19, a huge gathering assembled inside a closed premises over a protracted period of time and without any semblance of social distancing or provision of masks and sanitisers. "This also caused the spread of Coronavirus infection amongst many persons," the minister said.

The Union Home Ministry said the Tablighi Jamaat gathering in Delhi''s Nizamuddin locality in March led to the coronavirus infection spreading to "many persons". As reported by Delhi Police, despite guidelines and orders issued by various authorities in pursuance of the outbreak of COVID-19, a huge gathering assembled inside a closed premises over a protracted period of time and without any semblance of social distancing or provision of masks and sanitisers. "This also caused the spread of Coronavirus infection amongst many persons," the minister said.