40 students of TN college isolated over Covid symptoms after conference

TIL Desk/National/Chennai/ A private college in Coimbatore has put 40 students in isolation after they showed symptoms of fever and cold. The students were subjected to RT-PCR tests on Thursday and the results are awaited on Friday.

The college, which teaches physiotherapy, conducted a national conference from April 22 to 24, and students from Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Karnataka participated in it. College sources told that the students fell ill after this seminar and a section of the college has been converted into isolation ward and the students were kept there.

The college authorities were awaiting the results of the RT-PCR tests done on Thursday for further action, including admission to general hospital. It may be noted that the state health department has issued strict Covid-19 standard protocol after signs of a slight increase in Covid-19 cases came up in the state. Tamil Nadu has also made masks compulsory and those who found without it would be charged fined Rs 500.