The Home Ministry has asked all states and UTs to screen Rohingya Muslims living under their

jurisdiction for COVID-19 as many of them had attended the Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Delhi's
Nizamuddin, officials said on Friday, 17 April.

In a communication to Chief Secretaries and DGPs, the ministry said there have been reports that
several Rohingya Muslims have attended 'Ijtemas' and other religious congregations of Tablighi Jamaat
and there is a possibility of their contracting COVID-19.

The ministry said the Rohingyas residing in camps in Hyderabad had attended Tablighi Jamaat ‘Ijtema’
at Haryana’s Mewat, and had also attended the meet at the national capital’s Nizamuddin.

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Similarly, Rohingyas living in Delhi's Shram Vihar and Shaheen Bagh localities who had gone for Tablighi
Jamaat activities, have not returned to their camps, it said.

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There are also reports from Derabassi, Punjab, and Jammu area of Jammu and Kashmir about the
presence of Rohingya Muslims, who have come there after working for Tablighi Jamaat, the ministry
said.

"Therefore, Rohingya Muslims and their contacts may need to be screened for COVID-19. Accordingly,
necessary measures may be taken in this regard on priority," the communication said.

According to the home ministry, there are around 40,000 Rohingya refugees living in different parts of
the country, including in Delhi, Jammu and Hyderabad.

Multiple Cases Linked to Tablighi Meet

Last month, eight Rohingya Muslims, who have been living in Jammu, were put in quarantine after they
attended the Nizamuddin meet.

So far, a large number of COVID-19 positive cases and about 20 deaths in the country have been found
to have links with the Tabligihi Jamaat meet at Nizamuddin.