| 254 out of 850 Ladakh pilgrims infected with virus in Iran, 3 died so far | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
Srinagar, Mar 23: Out of over 850 Kargil pilgrim stranded in Iran over 254 are infected with Covid-19 and so for three elderly pilgrims from Kargil have died.
"However, it is not sure whether they died of Coronavirus or not. While as one has repoterdly died due to cardiac arrest, Feroz Ahmed Khan, Chief Executive Councilor, Kargil told Early Times over phone. Adding that he said that Iran has not provided any death certificates so one can't be confirm about their death whether they died of Coronavirus or not. They have been buried there as well.
Khan added, " One pilgrim died some 25 days back, another one 15 days back and last death took place one week back".
While asked whether pilgrims will be brought back, he said that authorities from Ladakh are in contact with the Indian government over bringing the pilgrims back, however it is not sure when that will happen.
Khan identified the trio who have died in Iran as Ghulam Murtaza, Syed Muhammad and Haji Ibrahim from Kargil.
Scores said pilgrims who have already returned from Iran have been quarantined. Among these 13 were found to be positive. Jammu Kashmir has already sealed its border with Ladakh to curb the spread of Coronavirus.
Quom city of Iran is the epicentre of the outbreak of the Coronavirus disease, which has so far reported over 20,000 confirmed cases and more than 1,500 deaths.
Meanwhile, Leh police has booked a youth under relevant sections for sharing a inflammatory voice audio on WhatsApp, in which he blamed a particular community for the spread of this virus in Ladakh region. |
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