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25 Nov, 5 tweets, 4 min read
#Covid outbreak in SDM Med college, Dharwad, #Karnataka after a student college festival.. many infected… @MoHFW_INDIA @DHFWKA @ICMRDELHI #news
Yesterday Day 1
URTI like symptoms !
Contact tracing done
Around 100 tests positive inc staff, students n other primary contacts !

All stable till now..!!
Yeah, the student festival was named ….

The Déjà vu…!!

Take care folks..!! @ProfSomashekhar @vipintukur @VincentRK @GKangInd @naveenthacker @iapindia @RajeevJayadevan
T hostel has been sealed down. So far 66 students & staff have tested positive in the last 24 hours. Total tests conducted so far 270. Most of the students have mild sym & are being treated in their hostel rooms.In total 3K staff of SDM to undergo swab tests today!
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru… An outbreak in a children’s school..! Brace up guys.!! @DHFWKA

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