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In the last 24 hours, Nizamuddin, the congested area in the heart of the national capital, has emerged as one of the hotspots on the Health Ministry's list of at least 10 hotspots where testing for coronavirus will be ramped up. Why was this decision taken? Because from Kashmir to Telangana to Tamil Nadu, some of the recent cases of infection can be traced back to a particular event – the Tablighi Jamaat Conference that was held in Nizamuddin and was attended by hundreds of Indians and foreigners from all over India and abroad. How exactly did the Jamaat Tablighi conference lead to spreading of the infection in some states ? And were there oversights by the government too? Tune in to The Big Story! Producer and Host: Shorbori Purkayastha Editor: Shelly Walia References: How a Jamaat meeting links COVID-19 cases in TN, Telangana and Delhi A religious conference in Delhi sparks largest Covid-19 tracking operation in India Over 1,500 from Telangana and Andhra attended Nizamuddin meet, contact tracing begins India lockdown day 6: Govt zeroes in on 10 hotspots Initial focus on China, Europe as coronavirus sneaked in through Gulf Music: Big Bang Fuzz Listen to The Big Story podcast on: Apple: https://apple.co/2AYdLIl Saavn: http://bit.ly/2oix78C Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/2ntMV7S Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2IyLAUQ Deezer: http://bit.ly/2Vrf5Ng Castbox: http://bit.ly/2VqZ9ur