Govt scrambles to contain crisis at Nizamuddin after six coronavirus deaths

Move comes after 6 from Telangana who attended event at Markaz died of virus

As the clear blue skies reverberated with the sounds of the azaan (call for prayer), men lined up wearing protective masks outside the Markaz in New Delhi’s Nizamuddin — the new hotspot of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) — waiting to be escorted to quarantine facilities.

By noon, nine buses with drivers geared up in hazardous materials (hazmat) suits and protective helmets had escorted around 300 people to various quarantine facilities across the national capital.

“One bus does not take more than 34 people, so that there is distance between them...We are waiting for more DTC buses to come in some