Fears of a massive spike in Covid-19 patients has struck Pakistan after over 100,000 people attended an Islamic Tablighi Jamaat gathering in Lahore last month, triggering hundreds of cases. Since the gathering, 154 worshippers have tested positive for coronavirus, and two patients have died to date.

Officials have said that Pakistani authorities are now searching for tens of thousands of worshippers who attended the Islamic gathering in Lahorein March.

Reports say authorities want to test or quarantine those who attended at the Tablighi Jamaat – an Islamic missionary movement - from March 10 to March 12. It comes amid fears that they are now spreading the deadly disease across the country and even overseas.

Organisers of the event say around 100,000 worship goers went to the meeting, which went ahead despite the government's requests to cancel it. Speaking anonymously, an official at Lahore’s district commissioner’s office said the location outside the eastern city has now been sealed off. The official reportedly said: "Authorities in all districts (of the country) are trying to find those who have attended the event."

So far, around 2,500 people who attended the gathering, including 1,500 foreigners, who remained around the event site have been placed in quarantine. Authorities have confirmed that at least 154 worshippers who attended the event have tested positive for coronavirus, with two deaths to date.

According to reports, officials have so far managed to track down around 7,000 attendees in Punjab province and placed them in quarantine. Officials managed to track them down after working through a list of names provided by Jamaat organisers. Tablighi Jamaat is one of the world's largest faith-based movements and has millions of followers around the globe.

A number of people from China, Indonesia, Nigeria, and Afghanistan, also attended this years gathering, according to organisers. It is believed others left Pakistan without being tested.

SOURCE: https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/fears-massive-coronavirus-outbreak-after-21816229

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If religion don't end world as we know it, I don't know what will. Before you come for Islam, remember that mega churches in US aren't shutting down

I don't know why some people are so stubborn about their faith, Saudi Arabia, where Islam come from, were order to pray at home. No more gathering but some people will not listen to their authority, if you want to die please die alone, don't use your own ignorance to cause problem to others

JESUS IS THE ANSWER TO The Virus

The president of that country as well as the state/province governor should be shot while the 100,000 zombies should be taken to a deserted island and left on their own.

Some of the id1ots even came from Nigeria

This is total rubbish!!