13 students of Pune college test positive for coronavirus
Pune Dec 27 PT At least 13 students of an engineering college in Pune city of Maharashtra have tested positive for coronavirus an official from the institution said on Monday All these students currently in the third year of the engineering course are largely asymptomatic and isolated at home said Prashant Dave registrar of the MIT World Peace University to which the institution is affiliated As we follow strict measures we screen our students at the main gate of the institution During the screening one student was found to be having runny nose and he was immediately sent back and his parents were asked to get his RT-PCR test done the official said After the students test report came out positive for the coronavirus his close contacts were traced he said A group of 25 students including the index case the first student who tested positive was part of a team which was preparing for a national level competition and working together on an all-terrain vehicle at the college workshop So all the close contacts were traced isolated and subjected to the RT-PCR tests So far 13 students have tested positive eight are negative and results of four students are awaited the official said All the infected students are in home isolation and they are largely asymptomatic he said We are keeping a close watch on their health and are constantly in touch with the families the official said All the 25 students who underwent the tests were fully vaccinated he said As a precautionary measure the offline classes of this particular batch have been shifted to the online mode he added PTI SPK GK GK
Pune Dec 27 PT At least 13 students of an engineering college in Pune city of Maharashtra have tested positive for coronavirus an official from the institution said on Monday All these students currently in the third year of the engineering course are largely asymptomatic and isolated at home said Prashant Dave registrar of the MIT World Peace University to which the institution is affiliated As we follow strict measures we screen our students at the main gate of the institution During the screening one student was found to be having runny nose and he was immediately sent back and his parents were asked to get his RT-PCR test done the official said After the students test report came out positive for the coronavirus his close contacts were traced he said A group of 25 students including the index case the first student who tested positive was part of a team which was preparing for a national level competition and working together on an all-terrain vehicle at the college workshop So all the close contacts were traced isolated and subjected to the RT-PCR tests So far 13 students have tested positive eight are negative and results of four students are awaited the official said All the infected students are in home isolation and they are largely asymptomatic he said We are keeping a close watch on their health and are constantly in touch with the families the official said All the 25 students who underwent the tests were fully vaccinated he said As a precautionary measure the offline classes of this particular batch have been shifted to the online mode he added PTI SPK GK GK
