Coronavirus Spread in India

• What is coronavirus?

Coronavirus is an infectious disease that causes respiratory issues to a person which can also lead to death when reaching its last stage. It can spread through an infected person who is suffering from a dry cough and respiratory issues since their sneeze will contain droplets of saliva or discharge from the nose which can enter into the closest person to them. The vaccine or proper treatment of coronavirus has not been discovered. A person infected from it recovers without any kind of special treatment.

• How has the Markaz incident spread coronavirus throughout India?

During March 13-15, a religious gathering was organized by the headquarters of a Muslim missionary in the Tablighi Jamaat, Nizamuddin area, New Delhi. The shutdown was announced on March 22nd which led thousands of people to shut down in the Markaz for several days. Out of them, several foreigners were infected with coronavirus. This led to thousands of people getting infected, which spread the coronavirus on a large scale. Due to this incident, 4400 cases were found positive from those involved in the religious gathering. This leads to the carelessness of the Jamaat leadership who led the foreigners to enter into India due to the gathering which ultimately infected people. This also led to the violation of rules laid by the government.

• Cases in Dharavi slum in India

One case emerged in the biggest slum of India – Dharavi slum – due to the Markaz incident held in New Delhi because a 56-year-old man had visited the religious gathering, and after returning from there, he was found to be positive for coronavirus. People coming in contact with the man might have symptoms of coronavirus and they are awaiting their test results.

• Precautions to be taken during this COVID-19

There are several ways to prevent getting infected by the pandemic virus which are: Frequently washing your hands with soap and sanitizing them properly.

1. Avoid going outside until and unless there is an emergency.
2. Quarantine yourself if you are feeling unwell and growing some symptoms of the coronavirus.
3. Wear masks to prevent contact with other people.