33 medical college students test positive at Kolar in Karnataka

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Thirty-three medical students of a medical college at Kolar in Karnataka have tested positive for COVID-19.</p>
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The genomic test reports of the students from Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College are awaited by district health officials, District Surveillance Officer Dr Charani told journalists.</p>
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Dr Charani said the entire block where the students were staying has been declared a containment zone.</p>
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Preliminary reports indicate that they had no travel history, but their travel to Bengaluru cannot be ruled out, according to a health official.</p>
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All the medical students were isolated in R L Jalappa Hospital and are under treatment and stable. So far, 1192 samples of their primary and secondary contacts were collected, said Dr Charani.</p>