IIT-Kanpur director tests positive for coronavirus
Press Trust of India | August 5, 2020 | 08:18 AM IST | 1 min read
KANPUR: Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur Director Professor Abhay Karandikar tested positive for coronavirus on Tuesday, his deputy said.
Karandikar developed a mild fever two days back and went for a swab test on the advice of the institute’s Medical Officer, Deputy Director Professor S Ganesh said.
His test report came positive for COVID-19, Ganesh said. “As a precautionary measure, and on the advice of the doctors, Karandikar has been taken to the Max Super Speciality Hospital in New Delhi,” Ganesh said.
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