Covid-19: Eight Malaysians stopped at Delhi airport


A file picture dated March 16,2020 of a security officer at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, India on March 16,2020. - AFP

PETALING JAYA: Eight Malaysians who attended a religious event in Delhi, India, were stopped at the Indira Gandhi International Airport from boarding a flight back home.

New Delhi Television (NDTV) reported that the Malaysians were linked to a religious gathering by the Tablighi Jamaat Centre at Nizamuddin in Delhi, which is seen as a hotspot for Covid-19 cases in India.

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