University of Hyderabad asks students to vacate hostels amid COVID surge

The students may come back when the Covid situation improves, in which case the university will notify, said a letter from the dean students’ welfare (DSW), UoH. The DSW also requested students to cooperate with the varsity authorities by responding positively.

 

Amid the surge in COVID-19 cases and its variant Omicron, the University of Hyderabad (UoH) has urged all the students residing on the campus to vacate their hostels and return to their home town. The decision has been taken considering the pandemic situation and ensuring the safety of the students.

“The students may come back when the Covid situation improves, in which case the university will notify,” said a letter from the dean students’ welfare (DSW), UoH. The DSW in its letter further requested students to cooperate with the varsity authorities by responding positively.

However, the movie was not appreciated by the Students' Federation of India (SFI)-led UoH students' union and they have condemned the appeal by the Hyderbad Central University.  “We condemn the notice in the guise of an appeal asking all students to leave the campus when covid cases are rising across the country,” said the students union in a Facebook post. The union further assured that it will ensure that no student is forced to vacate the hostels. 

“Students who are comfortable staying in the HCU hostels can continue their stay on the campus. All hostels will continue functioning with all the required essential services,” it said.

The students union also appealed the office of the chief warden and dean of students' welfare to ensure necessary actions are taken to enforce proper sanitation measures in the University of Hyderabad campus by equipping the university staff with safety gear and by maintaining a hygienic working environment. They further urged the university to take all precautionary measure rather than forcing students to vacate and travel long distances to their native place during a global pandemic. 

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