The university said that some of the students had also been found to be infected by the virus at the end of the examination of samples
Press Trust of India | April 23, 2021 | 08:58 AM IST
PUDUCHERRY: Pondicherry University will remain closed from April 23 to 27 after a section of staff and faculty tested positive for Covid-19. A release from the Registrar in charge of the University said that some of the students had also been found to be infected by the virus at the end of the examination of samples. As a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of the scourge, the University would remain closed till April 27 from Friday. All the students staying in hostels were asked to vacate and return home.
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The decision has been taken after consulting Vice-Chancellors of universities, he said. Several exams of Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur and Gondwana universities had already been conducted online earlier, he said. "We are also trying to inoculate students in the age group of 18 to 25 years. There are some 37 lakh students in all these universities who can be vaccinated at their respective institutions," Samant said, adding that final decision in this regard is yet to be taken.
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