Medical book authors apologize after blaming Tablighi Jamaat for spreading COVID-19
“The intention was only to convey epidemiology timelines; nothing else, the authors said in a statement.
By Sruthi Vibhavari| Published: 16th March 2021 6:23 pm IST
Hyderabad: Days after a huge uproar against authors and publishers of a prominent medical reference book blaming the Tablighi Jamaat community for “an explosive outbreak” of COVID-19 with over 4,000 cases, they have now apologized and even committed to delete the offensive paragraphs in a reprint edition soon.
The reference book titled “Essentials of Medical Microbiology”, meant for second-year MBBS students, written by prominent medico-authors Dr Apurba S. Sastry and & Dr Sandhya Bhat, with a foreword by Pallabh Ray & Sujatha Sistla hit the markets recently.