Hyderabad police have sealed the headquarters of the Tableeghi Jamaat in the city after one of its members tested positive for the coronavirus yesterday.

SSP Hyderabad Adeel Chandio confirmed that the mosque where the headquarters are located has been placed under quarantine and that no one is allowed to come out as a precautionary measure to stop the spread of Covid-19.

A health worker coming out of Noor Mosque — local headquarter of Tableeghi Jamaat in Wahdat colony in Qasimabad, Hyderabad. —Umair Ali
A health worker coming out of Noor Mosque — local headquarter of Tableeghi Jamaat in Wahdat colony in Qasimabad, Hyderabad. —Umair Ali

Some 210 people are estimated to be inside the mosque.

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