Telangana: Covid-19 infection is spreading among medical college students

Covid-19 infection is spreading very drastically in Telangana and shockingly, it is found among medical students of first and second year in private medical colleges in Hyderabad and also in Ranga Reddy district.

As many as 30 students from three medical colleges have been detected with the infection and were asked to go home as their colleagues have got infected.

Also, two other private colleges have reported the virus infection, but they have shifted students to different blocks.
However, tests are underway and all the students have been asked to stay extra careful.

A senior professor of a medical college said, “Common areas are the culprits where students interact with each other, and it is very important to maintain social distancing norm in classrooms and canteens and keep the mask on all the time. When these protocols are not followed, there are bound to be fresh cases. We are counseling students regularly and lapses on their part lead to fresh eruptions.”

Another senior doctor of the Indian Medical Association in the state says, “Medical colleges must strictly follow the safety protocols. Else, they will face the same fate as of other educational institutions. If there are rising cases, there will be panic in parents and also a pressure on the institute.”