Kolkata, April 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) The West Bengal government has quarantined 11 people from West Midnapore district who attended the religious congregation organised by the Tablighi Jamaat in New Delhi, official sources said on Friday.
Those quarantined included four persons from Midnapore town. Two each had participated in the congregation from Daspur, Ghatal and Chandrakone, while one hails from Keshpur in the district.
They have been sent to the quarantine centre in north east Kolkata's Rajarhat New Town.
They were identified and picked up from different mosques and other places of the district.
Earlier, the state government had quarantined 54 persons including 40 foreigners who attended the congregation.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee earlier said 71 people from the state attended the religious meet.
The foreigners had come from a number of countries - Myanmar, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand.
Source: IANS
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