Chamrajnagar: Three students at Morarji Desai Residential School test positive for COVID
Chamarajanagar: In the Morarji Desai residential school located in the outskirts of the district in Hanur town, 3 students have reportedly been confirmed to have tested for COVID-19.
A first pre-university college student, a grade 9 student, and a grade 10 student studying in the Hanur Morarji Desai residential school have been confirmed to have contracted the infection, it is learned.
Reportedly, the school had admitted all the students and begun classes only after having obtained Covid negative reports from the students. However, in the past week, some students had shown symptoms of cough, cold, and fever because of which the students in question were made to undergo medical tests in the COVID Centre located in Hanur Town and later sent home, it is learned. Among the swab samples that were sent for testing, it was found that 3 students had tested positive for COVID-19. The principal of the school, senior officers from the department, and Health Department officials reportedly informed the details about the matter.
A team comprising of the Health Department officer and staff immediately arrived in the school in the wake of the realization and conducted a test on the 13 students there and later confirmed that the reports of the 13 students had come out negative. The swab samples of 99 students have reportedly been collected and sent for the RTPCR test. Until the reports with the test results are out, the Health department has directed for the 99 students to be kept in a separate room under isolation, it is learned.
The Education Officer for the Hanur region, Swamy T. R has responded to the happenings saying, “It is true that 3 students have been confirmed to have contracted the corona infection. All the rooms in the school have already been sanitized. Apart from this, once every two days, all schools are being sanitized. The Senior officers have been briefed in this regard, and no decisions have been taken to close schools so far”, he said.
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3 Indian students among those injured in Australia’s Bondi Beach attack
Melbourne (PTI): Three Indian students were among 40 people injured in the terrorist attack on Sydney's Bondi Beach in Australia, according to a media report on Tuesday.
Two out of these three students are believed to be receiving treatment in the hospital, The Australia Today news portal reported.
The names of the Indian students injured during Sunday's attack have not been disclosed yet.
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The Indian students sustained injuries during the shooting, and their exact condition has not been formally confirmed yet, it said.
Naveed Akram, 24, and his father, 50, opened fire on a gathering during the Jewish festival Hanukkah by the Sea celebration.
At least 15 people were killed in the attack, including a 10-year-old child. Five of the injured remain in critical condition, while two injured police officers are in serious but stable condition, it added.
New South Wales Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon said the investigation is expanding as new information emerges, including international travel by the alleged attackers and the discovery of extremist material, the report said.
