The twin historic cities of Indore and provincial capital Bhopal have recorded 281 and 131 positive cases respectively. So far, 20 members of the Jamaat who had returned from the congregation have tested positive in Bhopal. Speaking to Anadolu Agency on phone, Rahul Rokade of the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College in Indore said they have no data to link the spread of the pandemic in Bhopal and Indore to Tablighi Jamaat. Govil continued attending official meetings even those chaired by the chief minister, despite showing COVID-19 symptoms. Chouhan took over as chief minister on March 23 after a high political drama ousting the opposition Congress-led government.

Source: The Express Tribune April 13, 2020 13:52 UTC