Maharani varsity sealed after +ve case

Maharani varsity sealed after +ve case

Nithya.Mandyam@timesgroup.com

Bengaluru:19.03.2021 

Maharani Cluster University was closed for all academic activity on Thursday after a student tested positive for Covid-19.

A senior BBMP health official said the 21-year-old student, who resided in a hostel in Malleswaram, was found to be infected. “The girl underwent tests two days ago and the results were confirmed today. She has returned to her hometown, which is a worry,” the official said.

The official said 15 of her hostel mates have also tested positive. The hostel has been sealed off. A statement issued by the registrar of the varsity said: “The college has informed both UG and PG course [students] that classes will be held online with no change in schedule for theory examination for I and III semester UG students. The fifth semester UG examination of BCR will be conducted as per BCU timetable with strict adherence to Covid-19 (SOP).”

Meanwhile, of the five cluster outbreaks in Bengaluru, three are in Yelahanka zone, while east and Bommanahalli zone have one each.

A resident of Govardhan Residency in Yelahanka, who returned from Kerala on March 1, developed symptoms a week after his return. He tested positive on March 8 and officials had asked all members of the apartment to stay in quarantine. The three-floor complex has 19 residents.

“In spite of instructions, a resident visited a temple on March 9 and developed symptoms on March 14,” said senior health officer, BBMP, Yelahanka. “He tested positive on March 16. People violating protocols have put others at risk.”

Similarly, a family that had attended a wedding in RT Nagar on March 2, found out that one of the guests there was infected. The family underwent tests and, on March 12, found they were infected. The rest of the residents in the duplex building are in home quarantine.

N Manjuantha Prasad, BBMP commissioner, said irresponsible behaviour on the part of people and those with travel history are adding to the rise in cases. “Nearly 12% of fresh cases in the city are those with travel history or those who attended functions or visited malls,” Prasad said.

VIRUS INCUBATION? Grade 7 students of a government primary school in Jayanagar, Bengaluru, participate in classes on Thursday. There was no social distancing and most of the students and the teacher either did not have a mask on or wore one improperly. Sources said many of the students come from poor families and cannot afford masks