NIT Rourkela shut from January 12 to 16

The National Institute of Technology Rourkela ordered closure of the institute amid the rising COVID-19 cases. As many as 174 people, including 87 students, were found infected with the virus till Sunday. 

The National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela has ordered closure of the institute on January 12 and 13 amid the rising COVID-19 cases. The institute will be closed for five days, including holidays, from January 12 to 16. 

The institute reported 174 positive cases till Sunday. The infected include 87 students and employees and their family members. 

The institute issued a circular, which read, “During the period of closure, employees should preferably work from home. Those faculty members facing difficulty in taking online classes or executing research work of emergent nature can only access the academic area.” 

NIT Rourkela students asked to vacate hostels within week 

The circular asked students to vacate their hostel rooms in a week. However, boarders wishing to pursue academic/research activities can stay at their own risk. 

Meanwhile, 173 people have tested positive for COVID at NIT Hamirpur. The institute was declared a ‘mini containment zone’ on January 7 to contain the spread of the virus. Sixty-seven students at the Madras Institute of Technology, one of the four autonomous constituent colleges of Anna University, in Chromepet, Chennai, have been found infected with the COVID-19 infection. Most of the students are either asymptomatic or have mild symptoms. 

More than 50 persons, including students and a faculty member, have tested positive for COVID-19 at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati since December 31, 2021. IIT Kharagpur also reported 60 COVID cases. Out of them, 40 are students and researchers. 

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