MANGALURU: The health department in
Dakshina Kannada has served a notice to two
nursing colleges here for not following
Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) of
Covid-19 while allowing students in hostels.
The colleges allegedly ignored SOPs while allowing nearly 900 students, including 613 from Kerala, into their hostels, district health officer Dr Ramachandra Bairy told TOI.
“We found that 15 students in hostels tested positive for Covid-19. Following this, we served them notices since they have violated SOPs. As per the SOP, all students and staff should bring an
RT-PCR negative report obtained within 72 hours prior to their entry into the college campus. They have not followed this procedure. Further, they have not followed social distancing in hostel rooms,” he said.
While the college was scheduled to reopen on January 1, students have started arriving. However, the majority of students had not undergone RT-PCR tests, he said, adding that those who tested positive are asymptomatic and under treatment in hostels.