117 students test positive for COVID-19 at govt nursing college in Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand’s Sursingadhar Government Nursing College on Monday was declared a containment zone after 22 extra students examined positive for COVID-19. According to the Chief Medical Officer, Suman Arya, the students have been remoted within the hostels, and sanitisation work is being completed.
“There are 210 students in the nursing college, out of which 117 have tested positive so far. Although reports of around 60 students have come negative after which they have been sent to their homes after the consent of their relatives. The reports of other students are still awaited,” stated the CMO.
Meanwhile, District Magistrate Ranjana Rajguru has issued directions for full lockdown until May 3 in Udham Singh Nagar district because of the rising outbreak of the Corona epidemic.
According to the state well being bulletin, Uttarakhand reported 5,058 new corona instances within the final 24 hours.Â
A complete of 67 individuals scummed to the illness within the stated interval and the whole case tally has reached 1,56,859. The complete demise toll on account of coronavirus reached 2,213 within the state.Â
Week-long curfew in Dehradun
Meanwhile, the district authorities in Dehradun have imposed a week-long curfew from Monday night to deal with the surge in coronavirus instances. The curfew started at 7 pm on Monday and go on until 5 am on May 3, an order issued by Dehradun DM Ashish Kumar Shrivastava stated. The order applies to the entire of the district, together with the Rishikesh Municipal Corporation space, Garhi Cantt and Clement Town.
The motion of personal autos will stay utterly banned in the course of the interval. Ration outlets and people promoting greens, fruits and dairy merchandise shall be open until 4 pm, the order stated.
However, drugs outlets, filling stations and LPG companies will stay open all through the day.
Before the recent orders, an evening curfew from 7 pm to five am has already been in power in Dehradun.
