The first and second year of MBBS examined the Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (Vimsar), Burla, which is scheduled for January 15 and January 9, respectively, has been postponed amid the number of Covid-19 cases.
Director Vimsar Lalit Meher said 50 students had been infected.
Many are asymptomatic or have mild symptoms.
In this situation, it is impossible for students to appear for the exam, he said.
Meher said, “We have written a letter to the representative of Chancellor of the University of Sambalpur to postpone the exam for at least two weeks.
Given the situation, the university has also postponed the examination for now.
This will notify the revised exam program later, he added.
The source in Vimsar said More than 20 doctors besides many Vimsar paramedic staff have also been infected by Covid-19 and they are under isolation.
Given the gravity of the situation, doctors are only asked to carry out emergency operations.
The patients who visited in the hospital were asked not to lower the guards and even The doctors and staff of the Hospital paramedics have been asked to take all the precautions, he said.
The patient’s steps for the hospital OPDs have declined in the last few days.
While around 2,500 patients come to OPD Vimsar every day, OPD has watched one step around 1,100 to 1,500 patients per day in the last few days.