New Delhi: The well-known Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia Dargah will remain closed till April 30 in view of the unprecedented surge in COVID-19 cases within the nationwide capital, its chairman Afsar Ali Nizami mentioned.
“We took the decision keeping in view the daily rise in coronavirus cases in the capital. Even though we have been following all COVID-19 protocols, including wearing masks and maintaining social distancing, we thought it best to keep the dargah closed till April 30,” mentioned Nizami, chairperson, Dargah Sharif Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya, reported information company PTI.
In case the prevailing state of affairs doesn’t enhance, we are able to prolong the dargah’s closure date additional, he added.
The holy month of Ramadan is at present on and Muslims from throughout the nation come to pay obeisance on the dargah.
During a web based briefing on Saturday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal mentioned the variety of COVID-19 cases are rising quickly with 24,000 recent cases reported within the final 24 hours.
This is the very best single-day surge within the nationwide capital till date. A day earlier than, 19,486 COVID-19 cases and 141 deaths had been reported.
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