Jammu college closed after 23 students, seven staffers test positive

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April 8, 2021

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Jammu: Government Gandhi Memorial (GGM) Science College in Jammu was closed after around 30 Covid-19 infections were detected among staffers and students during random sampling at the educational institution.

The 30 cases comprise seven staffers and 23 students who tested positive out of 420 samples tested in total, Principal of the college, Ravinder Kumar Tikkoo was quoted as saying by a news agency.

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Tikkoo said they have decided to close the institution for proper sanitization “for several days”.

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