COVID-19: 25 students of Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology in Odisha test positive
Official sources said all the affected students belonged to one hostel and one of them has been admitted to the COVID-19 hospital at the Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research
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SAMBALPUR: Amid concern over the resurgence of COVID-19 cases in several states, at least 25 engineering students of Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT) in Burla have tested positive for the virus in the last two days.
Official sources said all the affected students belonged to one hostel and one of them has been admitted to the COVID-19 hospital at the Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR), Burla, for treatment. Fifteen others asymptomatic students have been isolated in a separate hostel building.
Coronavirus | Odisha prescribes home quarantine for people arriving from 5 States
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Visitors from Maharashtra, Punjab, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to be monitored
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Visitors from Maharashtra, Punjab, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to be monitored
The Odisha government has made home isolation for seven days mandatory for people coming from five States and set up a strict screening mechanism at airports and railway stations.
All Collectors and civic body heads have been asked to keep a close tab on people coming from Maharashtra, Punjab, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh where there has been a surge in COVID-19 cases.