Mysuru: Determined to prevent Mysore University (UOM) turn into Covid clusters, the authorities have written to all 74 postgraduate departments that show all staff and students to voluntarily tested for Covid-19.
The instruction appeared behind a student from Tanzania testing positively against the Omicron strain from the Coronavirus novel.
Students in question arrive in MySuru via road, after flying to Hyderabad airport, where he was tested for Covid-19.
It appeared that he was infected with the omicron variant of the virus after he reached MySuru on December 19.
Even though he had been tested for Covid-19 twice since his arrival at the City Heritage, and was tested negatively on both occasions, the university government had decided not to take any possibilities.
Representative Chancellor G Hemantha Kumar said that they would continue to test students and staff randomly.
“In the last two days, we have tested more than 300 students, most of which come from abroad.
We have also tested students living in university hostels.
So far, no one is tested positive Covid-19,” he said.
Tanzania students were quarantined at the state-run facility in MySuru, even though he did not show symptoms of infection.
Hers is the second case of omicron infection in MySuru, while a nine-year-old girl is the first to test the positive new virus.
Mysuru District Supervision Officer Shivaprasad told TI, “both in good health now, and none of them make contact with one of them has been tested positively covid.
Students from Tanzania are likely to be issued immediately because he has tested negatively for Coronavirus novel twice since his arrival in Mysuru.
“He added that the UOM had been given instructions to ensure compliance with the Covid protocol on the University campus, and increased testing.
Registrar.
R Shivappa Registrar told Tii that he wrote to the heads of all departments, asking them to direct their staff and students to undergo a voluntary Covid test.
“Fortunately, no students on campus, and those who live in the hostel have been infected.
However, we will continue with random testing.
Overall, there are nearly 4,000 students on our graduate campus,” he said.
The head of the medical officer, Dr.
MS Basavaraj said that all health staff at the university had been tested after Tanzania students were quarantined.
“Everything has been tested negatively for Coronavirus novel.
We took steps to ensure Covid norms followed by all on campus,” he said.