COVID-19: Three students test positive in Srinagar college

SRINAGAR — In a COVID-19 test drive at Women’s College Srinagar, three students of the institution were confirmed positive on Monday for the deadly virus.

Officials of the college said that three of its students were tested positive for COVID-19. “As of now, we have decided not to close the institution,” the official said.

The officials said, “At least 521 tests were conducted in Women’s College Srinagar wherein three 2nd Semester students were tested positive for COVID-19 positive.”

Last week, Principal of Islamia College of Science and Commerce ordered closure of the establishment for a week following the outbreak of COVID-19 among its two faculty members.

Pertinently, after a gap of nearly eleven months, the colleges in winter zones of Jammu and Kashmir divisions reopened on February 15 for physical academic activities.