Mangaluru: District health department official expressed concern over students from Kerala of travel To those hometown Frequently. On several occasions, the authorities have seen a failure on their part to comply. quarantine The rules made by the district administration. Though inter-state students studying in various medical, paramedical and other colleges in the district have been asked to quarantine themselves in their rooms for seven days, most of them have been found roaming and present after their return from Kerala. classes.
All 20 students from Kerala test positive COVID-19 in the last 10 days. Similarly, in the last few months, during the second wave of the pandemic, several students on the campus tested positive for COVID-19. In August, 58 cases were reported on a campus in the city, and most of them were students from Kerala.
Jagdish, District Monitoring Officer, told TOI that at present two institutions in the district have been declared as containment zones. “All the students who tested positive in the two institutions are from Kerala. We have sent the swabs of all these students RT-PCR test, and the results of many are still awaited. We have increased surveillance on the complexes amid the Omicron variant scare. If all the students returning from Kerala are strictly quarantined for seven days, there will be no risk of spreading the virus. They have also been banned from entering the dining halls of the hostels during the quarantine period. However, many students do not follow the guidelines. They will have to undergo RT-PCR test on the eighth day.
Dr Ashok H, District Nodal Officer for COVID-19 said that if an infected student comes to the campus, all his primary contacts can get infected, if they do not remain in quarantine for a week. “I have sent letters to all medical, paramedical and engineering colleges in the district instructing their management to insist on mandatory quarantine of seven days for the students of Kerala. Institutions have been told that it is not enough just to check RT-PCR negative reports of students. They must ensure that all students who return from Kerala Stay in quarantine,” he said.
All 20 students from Kerala test positive COVID-19 in the last 10 days. Similarly, in the last few months, during the second wave of the pandemic, several students on the campus tested positive for COVID-19. In August, 58 cases were reported on a campus in the city, and most of them were students from Kerala.
Jagdish, District Monitoring Officer, told TOI that at present two institutions in the district have been declared as containment zones. “All the students who tested positive in the two institutions are from Kerala. We have sent the swabs of all these students RT-PCR test, and the results of many are still awaited. We have increased surveillance on the complexes amid the Omicron variant scare. If all the students returning from Kerala are strictly quarantined for seven days, there will be no risk of spreading the virus. They have also been banned from entering the dining halls of the hostels during the quarantine period. However, many students do not follow the guidelines. They will have to undergo RT-PCR test on the eighth day.
Dr Ashok H, District Nodal Officer for COVID-19 said that if an infected student comes to the campus, all his primary contacts can get infected, if they do not remain in quarantine for a week. “I have sent letters to all medical, paramedical and engineering colleges in the district instructing their management to insist on mandatory quarantine of seven days for the students of Kerala. Institutions have been told that it is not enough just to check RT-PCR negative reports of students. They must ensure that all students who return from Kerala Stay in quarantine,” he said.
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