34 VIMSAR Students Test COVID-19 Positive, classes suspended
Sambalpur: A total of at least 34 MBBS students from the Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR), have tested positive for COVID-19, after the college conducted their annual function, as opposed to the earlier reported 22 positive cases.
On 24th November 2021, 34 MBBS students of VIMSAR have tested positive and have been admitted to the COVID unit at the same hospital.
On Tuesday, 22 cases were reported from VIMSAR, but the count was later found to have increased to 34, the official informed PTI. Authorities suspect that the infection might have spread during the institute's annual function held recently.
Five hostels three of boys and two girls have been declared as containment zones, a Vimsar official said. Staff quarters and four other hostels of medical students have been declared as buffer zones. Physical classes have been suspended for 10 days from Tuesday, the official said, adding that lessons would be imparted online.
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