43 medical students test COVID-19 positive week after college event
Hyderabad: At least 43 students of Chalmeda Anand Rao Institute of Medical Sciences in Bommakal village of Telangana's Karimnagar has tested positive for COVID-19,
The students were found infected after the college held its annual day fest over a week ago, forcing authorities to suspend classes and shut the campus down.
Karimnagar district medical and health officer Dr Juveria said the government had not been informed about the intention to conduct a physical gathering of so many people for the annual day event where many were reportedly not wearing masks during the function.
"So far 200 people have been tested. On Monday, there will be a special camp to test all 1,000 people on the campus,'' Dr Juveira informed NDTV
Medical Dialogues has recently reported a similar situation at VIMSAR in Odisha where 34 MBBS students had been found COVID-19 positive.
Later, 66 fully vaccinated students from SDM College of Medical Sciences, Dharwad, were found to be positive for COVID-19. 300 out of 400 students were made to undergo tests for COVID-19 after a college event, and 66 of the students tested turned out to be positive.
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