Refrain from religious profiling of COVID-19 cases: WHO in context of Tabligh
India, April 7 -- Govt of Indian gives statewise distribution of Islamic sect cases;That isn't helpful, says World Health Org
Countries should not profile novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in terms of religion or any other criteria, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended in a press conference on April 6, 2020. A congregation of Islamic sect Tablighi Jamaat in New Delhi has been widely panned after several attendees were tested positive of the virus SARS-CoV-2.
The Government of India too weighed in: Union health ministry joint secretary Lav Agarwal, who has been briefing the media regularly, on April 5 sought to make a case that the outbreak would have spread slower but for the congregation.
"The doubling rate (of COV...
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