This story is from August 7, 2020

Patna: Two Magadh Mahila College hostels turn Covid hotspots

Even as the offices of Patna University (PU) and all its allied units have resumed operations with limited staff, Magadh Mahila College (MMC) is still shut as its hostels have reportedly turned into Covid hotspots.
Patna: Two Magadh Mahila College hostels turn Covid hotspots
The first case at Magadh Mahila College was reported on July 25
PATNA: Even as the offices of Patna University (PU) and all its allied units have resumed operations with limited staff, Magadh Mahila College (MMC) is still shut as its hostels have reportedly turned into Covid hotspots.
Altogether seven people, including hostel superintendents, their family members and other staff, have tested positive for Covid-19 and are under quarantine. They are being treated in their respective hostel rooms.
MMC principal Shashi Sharma told this newspaper on Thursday, “The first case was reported on July 25 when the husband of the superintendent of Maitreyi Hostel located on the college campus tested positive.
Other family members, including the superintendent, were also infected. Later, few staff of Avantika Hostel were found to be corona positive.”
The principal alleged that she did not receive any support or help from the district administration in the hospitalization and treatment of the infected staff. She made necessary arrangements for them and got the entire college campus thoroughly sanitized.
She claimed, “The situation is now under control as no fresh case has been reported this week.”
Although the college is closed for students and teachers, a multi-storey hostel that can accommodate nearly 640 girls is being built at an estimated cost of Rs 31.08 crore.
“People from outside the state are engaged in the construction work, but we are taking all precautionary measures to avoid the spread of Covid-19,” Sharma said.
MMC office is likely to reopen on August 16.
PU medical officer also infected: One medical officer of PU Central Dispensary, Dr Khursheed Alam, has tested positive for corona and is being treated.
“The entire university office and its surroundings are being sanitized regularly,” PU registrar Manoj Kumar Mishra said on Thursday.
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