A person from the Hazrat Nizamuddin Markaz who was infected with coronavirus tried to commit suicide at a hospital in Delhi, a doctor said.
During an interaction over a video link with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the doctor from Rajiv Gandhi Super Specialty Hospital said people, who were brought from the Nizamuddin Markaz, were "not cooperating" with the medical staff of the hospital.
"A person from Markaz tried to commit suicide, but doctors foiled his suicide attempt, putting their lives in danger," the doctor said.
The total number of coronavirus cases in the national capital on Wednesday climbed to 152, with 32 fresh cases being reported in a day, according to Delhi government authorities.
These total cases include 53 people who took part in a religious congregation in the Nizamuddin area last month, the health department said in a statement.
During the interaction, the doctor also said that there is a security issue at the hospital.
Kejriwal in an online briefing said he has spoken to the home secretary, so that security can be stepped up for both patients and doctors.
"Some patients are behaving very aggressively and as a result, no one wants to go near them. Yesterday, one patient tried to commit suicide at Rajiv Gandhi hospital, doctors pulled him back and saved him," Kejriwal said.
275 quarantined
The Delhi Police said 275 people who attended the Tablighi Jamaat event at Hazrat Nizamuddin have been quarantined. They were reported to be living in various mosques in Delhi.
The Hindu reported, “275 people, including 172 from Indonesia, 36 from Kyrgyzstan, 21 from Bangladesh, 12 from Malaysia, seven from Algeria, two from Afghanistan, two from the USA and one each from France, Tunisia, Belgium and Italy, were rounded up. The remaining are Indians.”
As many as 109 of these people were found in the Central district of Delhi and 84 were in the North East District. The Delhi Police is looking for more people who attended the Nizamuddin event, The Hindu reported.
(With PTI inputs)