Vimsar’s Anniversary Celebration, 22 Students test Covid Positive
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Burla / Sambalpur: 51 medical students infected in Vimsar. The number of infected students crossed the half-century on Wednesday. As of Wednesday evening, a total of 51 students had been diagnosed with coronary heart disease. Lal Mohan Nayak informed. Of those, 25 were female students and the remaining 26 were male students. A maximum of 23 students from the Gargi hostel are infected.
About 300 students have been tested for Rapid Antigen and more than 200 for RTPC. The number of infected is expected to rise further. However, the Vimsar authorities and the district administration are taking various precautionary measures to ensure that this does not escalate. In view of the infection, the district administration has declared the dormitories of Anandi, Devyani, Sabitri, Dhanwantari and SR (Senior Resident Physicians) declared as micro-containment zones. Six other hostels, including staff quarters, have been declared buffer zones. All shops and markets in the area are closed from today.
On Wednesday, the metropolitan corporation’s enforcement team announced the use of postal machines to strictly enforce the corona cut-off in Burla, fearing an increase in infections in the city. It has been declared mandatory to wear masks and maintain social distance. Those who wander the public places without wearing masks will be fined, according to the mailing machine.
The annual celebration of the Vimsar UG Student Parliament was held for two days on the 13th and 14th. It was attended by thousands of UG students, doctors, staff and PG students. No corona measures were observed. Since then, 22 people have been diagnosed with the virus.
The Vimsar Graduate Student Parliament’s annual festival ‘Utkarsha-2021’ was held for two days on the 13th and 14th. Thousands of students gathered to celebrate. Most did not have masks on their faces. Everyone forgot about social distancing. Students and future doctors at the health center have completely forgotten about the Covid cuts during the celebrations. The teachers and seniors remained silent, despite seeing the child’s amnesia.
A week later, 22 students, were positively identified. Among the positive are students of all ages. Seeing the symptoms, the doctors told them to take an antigen test. Twenty-two positives were reported from the test. Many more students are also expected to be positive. In Sambalpur district, many intellectuals fear that while the corona is under control, these medical students will not be the forerunners of the third wave. In this regard, Director Lalit Meher was questioned why the children were allowed to do so, he said that the amended rules allow for annual celebrations and the positive students would be kept in solitary confinement.
