Mangaluru : The college is scheduled to reopen on January 1, students have started arriving. The health department also ready to take action against violating Covid-19 rules in Hostels.

The health department has served a notice to two nursing colleges here for not following standard operating procedures (SOPs) of Covid-19 while allowing students in hostels.

The colleges allegedly ignored SOPs while allowing nearly 900 students, including 613 from Kerala, into their hostels, total 15 students in hostels tested positive for Covid-19.

Following this, we served them notices since they have violated SOPs. As per the SOP, all students and staff should bring an RTPCR negative report obtained within 72 hours prior to their entry into the college campus. They have not followed this procedure. Further, they have not followed social distancing in hostel rooms, District Health Officer Dr Ramachandra Bairy said.