Covid-19: Indian medical students keen to return to China
The Hindu
Hundreds grounded at home due to COVID-19 travel restrictions
It is more than 2 years since B.S. Kishan of Mysuru — a student of medicine at Xuzhou in China — returned home following an outbreak of COVID-19.
In pursuit of his dream to study medicine, Kishan opted for a college in China as he did not get a government seat in India despite high marks and rank in NEET.
‘’Though I had a merit seat to pursue BE or ayurveda courses, I was keen on MBBS, and hence got admission at Xuzhou Medical University in China, he said.
He was there for only six months when the COVID-19 outbreak forced him to return home. He was back in Mysuru in the first week of February 2020.
Ever since, Kishan is glued to his laptop or mobile phone for online classes though he is unable to take part in any laboratory-related activities.
Same is the case with Snehith Mattur who enrolled for a course in medicine in Xuzhou, but is now grounded in his home town in Haveri district.
Hundreds of students from Karnataka have enrolled for a course in medicine in China, but had to return home following the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. In view of the COVID-19 situation and travel restrictions, they are unable to return to China even after two years to resume their studies.