Tabalong keeps eye on the district's students in China

Tabalong's students who follow scholarship program to Nanjing Polytechnic Institute, China. (Antaranews Kalsel/Herlina Lasmianti)

Alhamdulillah (Thank God) they are now safe and are in the dormitory of the college,

Tanjung, S Kalimantan (ANTARA) - The Tabalong District Government, especially the Education and Culture Agency, are keeping their eye on seven students from the district who are now studying in China as coronavirus outbreak spreading, including in a number of countries.

The seven students, who won the scholarship through Chinese company in Tabalong, PT Conch South Kalimantan, are still undergoing the program.

Head of Curriculum and Assessment of the agency, Sutimbul said, the ranks in the agency at this time are discussing the follow-up for the students are now in China.

"Alhamdulillah (Thank God) they are now safe and are in the dormitory of the college," Sutimbul said.

Except for their need to buy food, the college still allows them to go out of the dormitory.

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According to him, six Tabalong students are now in the Nanjing University's dormitory, while the other one is having a semester vacation to Indonesia.

So far there is no report of any Indonesian, including students from Tabalong, affected by nCov virus, especially in the neighborhood of Nanjing University.
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