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INFECTED. Some 22 senior medical students of the Iloilo Doctors College tested positive for the Covid-19 virus based on the data from the City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit of the City Health Office. The cases are under strict quarantine either in their homes or boarding houses.(Anadolu file photo) ILOILO CITY - Twenty-two senior medical students of the Iloilo Doctors College (IDC), including an index case, were found positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) and are on strict quarantine in their homes or boarding houses. Dr. Marigold Calsas of the City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (CESU) of the City Health Office (CHO) said on Friday they could not yet say if the transmission has been contained but the school has been carrying out mitigation measures. IDC intends to subject to a repeat swab those exposed, Calsas said in an interview. "We have individual tracing and individual advises but the school supervises them so the school manages them depending on thei

Iloilo cityIloilo doctors collegeCity health officeMarigold calsasCity epidemiologySurveillance unitInfected some 22 senior medical students of the iloilo doctors college tested positive for covid 19 virus based on data from city epidemiology and surveillance unit health office cases are under strict quarantine either in their homes or boarding houses anadolu file photo twenty two idcNcluding an index caseEre found positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 covid 19 and are on strict quarantine in their homes or boarding houses dr marigold calsas of city epidemiology surveillance unit cesu health office cho said friday they could not yet say if transmission has been contained but school carrying out mitigation measures idc intends to subject toa repeat swab those exposedAlsas said in an interview quot we have individual tracing and advises but the school supervises them so manages depending on their protocolUot she said the index case was classmate of those infectedHo first showed symptoms before their june 8 9 practical examinations the student went home to antique on after gettinga positive result of antigen test and subsequently confirmed bya swab calsas said that there were 94 them ina class who divided into four teams for group study exams index case immediately submitted 12 where 11Ho already showed symptomsEre found positive the following day all those exposed to cases were placed in quarantine for observationa test result released on june 15 showed additional 10 but asymptomatic others negative calsas said that they could no longer trace since school identifies who will be subjected swab there is fear of infecting patients as students quarantined and before deployed hospital dutyHe added the affected medical students were also fully vaccinated against covid 19 she said other iloilo schools experienced transmissions before but contained calsasAmented that while others have realized their social responsibility once they are infected