IIT Kharagpur Reports 60 Covid Cases; Campus Opening Up Postponed
2 years, 11 months ago

IIT Kharagpur Reports 60 Covid Cases; Campus Opening Up Postponed

News 18  

Sixty persons, including 40 students and researchers residing on IIT Kharagpur’s campus have tested positive for Covid-19, an official said Tuesday. Most of those infected are mildly symptomatic or asymptomatic and either at home isolation or at isolation wards created in the prestigious engineering institution’s hostels, Tamal Nath, IIT Kharagpur’s Registrar told PTI. He said after the institute’s convocation on December 18, IIT-Kharagpur had decided to bring back students in phases to the campus after one and half year hiatus. But no idea when that can happen.” Another institute official said around 2000 students came to the campus after December 27 but after Covid reappeared with a vengeance, that process has been put on hold.

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COVID-19 ALERT! 39 students of Lakhimpur Kheri Kasturba Gandhi school tested positive; building seized
1 year, 8 months ago

COVID-19 ALERT! 39 students of Lakhimpur Kheri Kasturba Gandhi school tested positive; building seized

India TV News  

Lakhimpur Kheri COVID: Uttar Pradesh once again witnessed a massive spike in COVID-19 cases on Sunday. At the latest, at least 39 students of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya tested positive after a student returned from Holi vacation infected with the virus. According to multiple media reports, the matter came to light after a student of Matauli KGBV tested positive for …

Nine inmates test positive as Covid-19 cluster found in Nagpur jail
2 years, 5 months ago

Nine inmates test positive as Covid-19 cluster found in Nagpur jail

Hindustan Times  

The Nagpur Central Jail has been witnessing a resurgence of the Covid-19 infection with as many as nine jail inmates testing positive for coronavirus during the last 24 hours. Swati Sathe, the Deputy Inspector General of Prisons, Nagpur circle, said that all precautionary measures, including following Covid-19 norms, have been initiated in the central jail in view of the impending …

Bengaluru: 31 school students test Covid positive, fresh cases inch closer to 600-mark
2 years, 6 months ago

Bengaluru: 31 school students test Covid positive, fresh cases inch closer to 600-mark

India TV News  

Highlights At least 31 students tested positive for Covid 19 in Bengaluru. Covid 19 Bengaluru: At least 31 students tested positive for Covid 19 and the number of new Covid cases rose to 582 in the last 24 hours in Karnataka's Bengaluru city. Twenty-one students of the New Standard English School studying in Class 6, and 10 students of MES …

Chennai: Six students test Covid-19 positive at Anna University
2 years, 7 months ago

Chennai: Six students test Covid-19 positive at Anna University

India Today  

Six students have so far tested positive for Covid-19 at Anna University in Chennai. With three more students, living in the varsity's hostel, testing positive for coronavirus on Monday, more samples have been taken for Covid-19 test. COVID-19 CASES IN CHENNAI In the last 24 hours, Tamil Nadu logged 35 new coronavirus infections and zero Covid out of which 19 …

64 hostel students test COVID positive in Odisha's Rayagada district
2 years, 7 months ago

64 hostel students test COVID positive in Odisha's Rayagada district

India TV News  

Highlights Rayagada District Magistrate said all precautions were being taken He further said the situation is under control Students residing in two hostels in Odisha have tested positive for COVID-19 As many as 64 school students staying in two hostels in Odisha's Rayagada district tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, officials said. According to Rayagada District Magistrate Saroj Kumar Mishra, …

64 school students test COVID- 19 positive in Odisha's Raygada
2 years, 7 months ago

64 school students test COVID- 19 positive in Odisha's Raygada

Firstpost  

Bhubaneswar: Sixty-four students living in two hostels in Odisha’s Raygada district were found to be COVID-positive as the state reported 71 new cases on Sunday, officials said. Forty-four residents of Anwesha Hostel at Kotlaguda were found to be COVID-positive, hostel matron Namita Samal said. In Bisamkatak block, 20 students of Hatamuniguda Government High School were found to be COVID-positive. District …

60 students of Patiala law university test positive for Covid-19, hostels to be vacated
2 years, 7 months ago

60 students of Patiala law university test positive for Covid-19, hostels to be vacated

India Today  

The Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law in Patiala, Punjab, was declared a containment zone after 60 students tested positive for Covid-19. READ | Covid-19 worsens asthma in children, finds study India has been witnessing a spike in daily Covid-19 cases since the past few weeks, with several cases being reported from schools and colleges across many states. COVID-19 TALLY …

IIT Madras Covid cluster: Cases up to 196 after 13 new infections reported
2 years, 7 months ago

IIT Madras Covid cluster: Cases up to 196 after 13 new infections reported

Hindustan Times  

The total number of Covid-19 cases in the Indian Institute of Technology in Tamil Nadu's Chennai rose to 196 Saturday after 13 more infections were reported, news agency ANI said quoting the Tamil Nadu health department. At a press briefing on Thursday state health secretary Dr J Radhakrishnan said that there was no reason to panic and that the institute …

40 Students of Tamil Nadu College Isolated Over Covid Symptoms After Conference
2 years, 7 months ago

40 Students of Tamil Nadu College Isolated Over Covid Symptoms After Conference

News 18  

A private college in Coimbatore has put 40 students in isolation after they showed symptoms of fever and cold. College sources told IANS that the students fell ill after this seminar and a section of the college has been converted into isolation ward and the students were kept there. The college authorities were awaiting the results of the RT-PCR tests …

Chennai: Over 25 more test Covid-19 positive at IIT Madras, tally rises to 171
2 years, 7 months ago

Chennai: Over 25 more test Covid-19 positive at IIT Madras, tally rises to 171

India Today  

With over 25 cases of Covid-19 being reported on Thursday, the tally of positive coronavirus cases has climbed to 171 at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. The government and authorities are trying their best to ensure that IIT Madras Covid cluster doesn't spread to other places," Principal Health Secretary Dr J Radhakrishnan said in a media briefing. On April …

Tamil Nadu on alert as covid tally rises to 60 at IIT-Madras, CM to hold meeting with collectors
2 years, 8 months ago

Tamil Nadu on alert as covid tally rises to 60 at IIT-Madras, CM to hold meeting with collectors

India TV News  

Highlights The total number of COVID-19 cases at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, touched 60 Chief Minister M K Stalin is scheduled to chair a meeting with Collectors, health officials. The total number of COVID-19 cases at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, touched 60 on Sunday as against 55 a day earlier and the Health Department has urged …

Covid-19 cases rising in Delhi-NCR schools: Where do we stand?
2 years, 8 months ago

Covid-19 cases rising in Delhi-NCR schools: Where do we stand?

India Today  

Covid-19 cases have been increasing once more in Delhi-NCR schools after schools in various states of India reopened in March for offline classes. RISING COVID-19 CASES IN NCR SCHOOLS A top private school in Vasant Kunj recently reported at least five students and staff members testing Covid-positive. The Noida district administration has asked schools to share details of students showing …

After Ghaziabad and Noida, Delhi school reports Covid-19 case
2 years, 8 months ago

After Ghaziabad and Noida, Delhi school reports Covid-19 case

India Today  

A Covid-19 case was reported in a private school in South Delhi. "We are keeping an eye on the situation," Aam Aadmi Party MLA Atishi said after the case of infection was reported in the Delhi school. Earlier, several private school children in Noida and Ghaziabad tested positive for Covid-19. In the advisory, the schools asked parents to monitor Covid-19 …

Amid drop in Covid cases, UP schools to reopen for all classes, offices to function at full capacity | Details
2 years, 10 months ago

Amid drop in Covid cases, UP schools to reopen for all classes, offices to function at full capacity | Details

India Today  

On account of a drop in Covid-19 cases, the Uttar Pradesh government released revised Covid-19 guidelines on Friday. Additionally, private and government offices are permitted to function at full capacity. Government and private offices are permitted to function at full capacity. COVID CASES IN UP Uttar Pradesh recorded 2,321 fresh Covid-19 cases and 13 deaths in 24 hours on Friday.

2,000 medical students, doctors infected with Covid-19 in AP
2 years, 11 months ago

2,000 medical students, doctors infected with Covid-19 in AP

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Nearly 2,000 medical students and government doctors have been infected with Covid-19 in recent days in Andhra Pradesh. Of the total infected, a majority were medical students attending to patients in both Covid-19 and non-Covid-19 out-patient wards in 11 government medical colleges attached to various hospitals. AP Junior Doctors’ Association president Dr Jaswanth said, “We have been receiving reports …

Mangaluru: 5 schools and a college closed due to Covid-19 spike
2 years, 11 months ago

Mangaluru: 5 schools and a college closed due to Covid-19 spike

India Today  

The department of education has ordered the suspension of classes in five schools of the city along with the suspension of classes in a college due to a recent spike in the number of Covid-19 cases in the campus. Closure for a week An official communication in the city stated that classes will be suspended in a total of six …

COVID pandemic infection: 120 cases reported in IIT Hyderabad
2 years, 11 months ago

COVID pandemic infection: 120 cases reported in IIT Hyderabad

India TV News  

Highlights IITH has witnessed a spurt in Covid cases during the last one week Online classes, which were being conducted since last week, have been suspended till further notice Meanwhile, 130 Covid cases were reported in the office of Director General of Police The Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad has witnessed a spurt in Covid-19 cases with as many as …

Tamil Nadu: 58 Students & Staff Members Test Positive For Covid-19 At IIT-Madras
2 years, 11 months ago

Tamil Nadu: 58 Students & Staff Members Test Positive For Covid-19 At IIT-Madras

ABP News  

Chennai: The IIT Madras management has identified a Covid-19 cluster after 58 students and staff members tested positive for coronavirus between January 5 & 9. In the first week of January, nearly 67 students tested positive in the Madras Insitute of Technology campus in Chromepet. Meanwhile, nearly 21 police personnel in the Greater Chennai Police limit tested positive for coronavirus …

NSUI asks UGC to conduct online exam for universities amid spike in Covid-19 cases
2 years, 11 months ago

NSUI asks UGC to conduct online exam for universities amid spike in Covid-19 cases

India Today  

The student wing of Congress, the National Students’ Union of India has asked the Union Grants Commission to conduct university exams in online mode amid a spike in Covid-19 cases. The president of NSUI, Neeraj Kundan, has raised concerns over the increasing number of Covid-19 cases in India. He said that students and guardians from across the country have mailed …

IIM Ahmedabad Turn into Covid Hotspot, 67 Test Positive in Last 10 Days
2 years, 11 months ago

IIM Ahmedabad Turn into Covid Hotspot, 67 Test Positive in Last 10 Days

News 18  

Amid a sharp surge in COVID-19 cases, 67 people, including 31 students, of the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad tested positive for coronavirus over the last ten days in addition to seven people who were found infected on Monday. As per the IIM-A’s dashboard, which displays the number of tests conducted and the number of positive cases per day, the …

COVID-19 Cluster Grips College Hostels: 67 Students From MIT, 27 From Stanley MC Test Positive For Virus
2 years, 11 months ago

COVID-19 Cluster Grips College Hostels: 67 Students From MIT, 27 From Stanley MC Test Positive For Virus

ABP News  

Chennai: As novel coronavirus cases spike in Tamil Nadu, new clusters are gripping colleges hostels in Tamil Nadu. The three clusters emerged from Stanley Medical College Hospital, Madras Christian College in Chennai and MIT in Chromepet near Chennai. According to a report on Times of India, 27 students of Stanley Medical College Hospital tested positive for the virus on Wednesday. …

IIT-Guwahati declared a containment zone after several test Covid positive
2 years, 11 months ago

IIT-Guwahati declared a containment zone after several test Covid positive

Live Mint  

The authorities of Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati on Wednesday declared the campus a containment zone after over fifty people tested positive for the virus. Authorities imposed restrictions in the campus after over fifty people tested positive in the past six days. Parmeshwar Iyer, Dean-PR, IIT-Guwahati said that almost 99% of the cases that tested positive for the coronavirus are …

Assam reports 2 Omicron cases; IIT Guwahati declared containment zone after 60 test Covid positive
2 years, 11 months ago

Assam reports 2 Omicron cases; IIT Guwahati declared containment zone after 60 test Covid positive

India Today  

After Manipur and Meghalaya, two cases of the Omicron variant have been detected in Assam. “A 13-year-old boy hailing from Kamrup district was tested positive for Omicron variant on Tuesday and another 35-year-old returnee from Dubai also tested positive,” Assam Health Minister Keshab Mahanta said on Wednesday. IIT Guwahati campus declared containment zone after detection of 60 Covid cases The …

No offline classes in Pune for Classes 1 to 8, Classes 9 and 10 to attend school for vaccination
2 years, 11 months ago

No offline classes in Pune for Classes 1 to 8, Classes 9 and 10 to attend school for vaccination

India Today  

The Maharashtra government has taken the decision to stop all offline classes for Classes 1 to 8 in Pune city and district till January 30. Students of Classes 9 and 10 will be attending school in order to receive the Covid-19 vaccination doses, directed Deputy CM Ajit Pawar. Other directives for Pune to arrest Covid-19 spread The directive to stop …

150 students found Covid-positive in Gujarat in last 10-15 days, 10 schools closed
2 years, 11 months ago

150 students found Covid-positive in Gujarat in last 10-15 days, 10 schools closed

India Today  

In just the last 10-15 days, 150 students in Gujarat have been found to be Covid-positive. In the last 24 hours in Ahmedabad, Surat, Rajkot and Bhavnagar, 44 students, including a teacher, have come under the grip of Covid-19 in the midst of the ever-increasing coronavirus cases in Gujarat. Due to the explosion of Covid-19 cases in the city, seven …

Covid: West Bengal cancels Students’ prog amid rising number of cases in state
2 years, 11 months ago

Covid: West Bengal cancels Students’ prog amid rising number of cases in state

Live Mint  

The Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal has decided to cancel the Students' Week programme scheduled to be held at Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata amid a rising number of coronavirus cases in the state. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was likely to attend the Students' Week programme —scheduled to be held between January 1 and 7 at Netaji Indoor Stadium—on …

Amid Omicron scare, Odisha govt withholds decision to reopen schools for Classes 1 to 5
2 years, 11 months ago

Amid Omicron scare, Odisha govt withholds decision to reopen schools for Classes 1 to 5

India Today  

In view of the rising Covid-19 cases and Omicron variant cases, the Odisha government has decided to withhold its decision to reopen schools. Earlier, the state government announced to reopen schools for students of Classes 1 to 5 from January 3, 2022. ''Keeping in view the rise in the number of daily cases and based on the feedback provided by …

101, including 90 students, test Covid positive in Karnataka school; samples to be sent for genome sequencing
3 years ago

101, including 90 students, test Covid positive in Karnataka school; samples to be sent for genome sequencing

Hindustan Times  

As many as 101 people, including 90 students, in a school in Karnataka's Chikkamagaluru district have tested positive for coronavirus disease, adding to the already existing cluster of infections in the area amid the spread of Omicron in the country, officials said on Monday. Their samples will be sent for genome sequencing to find out if anyone has been infected …

Amid rising Covid-19 cases, Karnataka minister says will close schools if needed
3 years ago

Amid rising Covid-19 cases, Karnataka minister says will close schools if needed

Hindustan Times  

With Covid-19 cases rising among students in various schools and colleges, Karnataka primary and secondary education minister B C Nagesh said the government will not backtrack from stopping exams and schools if situation arises. The pandemic clusters emerged among students of residential schools in Bengaluru rural, Mysuru and Chikkamagaluru. However, the Standard Operating Procedure is maintained very strictly in the …

48 medicos test positive for COVID-19 in Telangana\'s Karimnagar
3 years ago

48 medicos test positive for COVID-19 in Telangana\'s Karimnagar

Deccan Chronicle  

Karimnagar: In an alarming development, 48 medical college students at the Chalmeda Anand Rao Institute of Medical Sciences in Bommakal village of Karimnagar were found Covid-19 positive on Sunday, in what is being billed as the single biggest outbreak of the disease in a medical college in Telangana state. District medical and health officer Dr Juveria told told this newspaper …

26 students test positive for Covid-19 at residential school in Odisha's Mayurbhanj
3 years ago

26 students test positive for Covid-19 at residential school in Odisha's Mayurbhanj

India Today  

As many as 26 students of Chamakpur Tribal Residential Girls’ School in Thakurmunda in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district have tested positive for coronavirus, according to the district administration. The school premises is being sanitised twice daily after 26 students tested positive for coronavirus. Some of the students showed symptoms of cold and cough and reportedly fell ill on Thursday, following which …

14 Students of Punjab's Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Test Covid-19 Positive
3 years ago

14 Students of Punjab's Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Test Covid-19 Positive

News 18  

Recently, 14 students of the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya at Waring Khera village in Punjab’s Muktsar district tested positive for the Covid-19. A few days back, 29 students of a government-run residential school and junior college for girls in Telangana’s Khammam district tested COVID-19 positive. Read| Maharashtra Health Dept Gives Nod to Reopening Schools But Not Before Vaccinating Kids Alarmed by …

34 Medical Students from Odisha Test Covid-19 Positive, Physical Classes Suspended for 10 Days
3 years, 1 month ago

34 Medical Students from Odisha Test Covid-19 Positive, Physical Classes Suspended for 10 Days

News 18  

At least 34 MBBS students of VIMSAR, a medical institute, and hospital in Odisha’s Sambalpur, have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past few days, an official said on Wednesday. Physical classes have been suspended for 10 days from Tuesday, the official said, adding that lessons would be imparted online. Read| NEET 2021 Had Translation Error in a Physics Question, …

Avoid offline classes if having flu-like symptoms: Odisha official after Covid outbreaks
3 years, 1 month ago

Avoid offline classes if having flu-like symptoms: Odisha official after Covid outbreaks

India Today  

As many as 53 students of a government-aided school and another 29 students of a medical college in Odisha have tested positive for Covid-19. READ: More weddings this season, fewer precautions, Covid risk rises: Survey Girl student first showed symptoms on Nov 19 Talking about the Covid outbreak in the school in Sundargarh, District Education Officer AK Pradhan told the …

IIT Bombay to Reopen Campus for Second, Third-Year Students in December
3 years, 1 month ago

IIT Bombay to Reopen Campus for Second, Third-Year Students in December

News 18  

The Indian Institute Of Technology Bombay will resume physical classes for undergraduate second-year and third-year students after a long halt of over 20 months. The students have already missed one year of their campus life due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Read | Delhi Schools to Shut Physical Classes Due to Rising Air Pollution Director of IIT-Bombay, S Sudarshan told a …

Rajasthan schools, colleges set to reopen with 100% capacity
3 years, 1 month ago

Rajasthan schools, colleges set to reopen with 100% capacity

India TV News  

The Rajasthan government has given permission to conduct academic activities in universities, colleges, schools and coaching institutes with 100 per cent capacity in view of the decline in Covid cases, according to a home department's order issued on Monday. The home department issued guidelines on Monday allowing 100 per cent seating capacity from November 15. The classroom activities in schools …

SPPU Mulling to Conduct Semester Exams from January 2022 in Offline Mode
3 years, 1 month ago

SPPU Mulling to Conduct Semester Exams from January 2022 in Offline Mode

News 18  

The Savitri Bai Phule Pune University is prepping up to conduct its next semester examination in offline mode. Like every other university, SPPU had shifted to online methods of teaching ever since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic last year in March, however, now that the Maharashtra government has given its nod to open college campuses for fully vaccinated students, …

Active Covid cases in Maharashtra dip below 30,000; minor students can take trains
3 years, 2 months ago

Active Covid cases in Maharashtra dip below 30,000; minor students can take trains

Hindustan Times  

In an indication of decline in the Covid-19 cases, the active infections in Maharashtra have now dipped to below 30,000. The state on Thursday recorded 29,560 active cases. The active cases started to decline below the 30,000-mark from Wednesday, when 29,555 active cases were recorded, as compared to 30,525 active infections registered on Tuesday. State surveillance officer Dr Pradeep Awate …

Bengaluru: Residential school sealed after 60 students test COVID-19 positive
3 years, 2 months ago

Bengaluru: Residential school sealed after 60 students test COVID-19 positive

India TV News  

A residential college on the city outskirts has been shut after 60 students tested positive for the COVID-19. The results of the remaining are yet to come," District Health Officer of Bengaluru Urban district, G Srinivas told PTI on Wednesday. A majority of students of the college located at Anekal who have tested positive are from Karnataka and the rest …

Over 30 test Covid positive after schools reopen in Tamil Nadu
3 years, 3 months ago

Over 30 test Covid positive after schools reopen in Tamil Nadu

India Today  

Over 20 students and 10 teachers have tested positive for Covid-19 in Tamil Nadu after schools reopened in the state after almost one year on September 1, While cases were being reported from September 3, the most recent cases have been reported from a private school in Chennai. Read: Vaccination is key to herd immunity, says member of Maharashtra’s Covid-19 …

12 school students test positive for COVID-19 across State
3 years, 3 months ago

12 school students test positive for COVID-19 across State

The Hindu  

A total of 12 school students have tested positive for COVID-19 across Tamil Nadu. The affected students included three Class IX boys from the Government High School, Sulthanpet; a Class XI girl from the Government Higher Secondary School, Arasur; two Class XII girls from the Municipal Girls’ Higher Secondary School, Pollachi; a Class XII girl from the Government Higher Secondary …

In separate cases, Class 10 student, teacher test Covid positive in Tamil Nadu after schools reopened
3 years, 3 months ago

In separate cases, Class 10 student, teacher test Covid positive in Tamil Nadu after schools reopened

India Today  

Three students and one teacher have tested positive for Covid-19 in three districts of Tamil Nadu -- Namakkal, Cuddalore and Ariyalur -- since the reopening of schools in the state. Another case of Covid-19 was reported from the Cuddalore district where a government school teacher tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Ariyalur district collector said two students, who studied at …

Karnataka: Covid scare in Kolar nursing college after 32 students test positive, all Kerala returnees
3 years, 3 months ago

Karnataka: Covid scare in Kolar nursing college after 32 students test positive, all Kerala returnees

India TV News  

As many as 32 students of a nursing college have tested positive for Covid-19 in Karnataka's Kolar. I'll visit the college & take action against the management," Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar told ANI. This development comes when several schools, colleges, and other educational institutions across several states, including Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and many more reopened …

Schools in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh to reopen on Wednesday: Check Covid guidelines
3 years, 3 months ago

Schools in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh to reopen on Wednesday: Check Covid guidelines

India TV News  

The schools, colleges, and other educational institutions in Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh will reopen on Wednesday. While Tamil Nadu will reopen schools only for classes 9-12, Delhi, and Rajasthan will reopen physical classes for 9-12 students along with colleges, universities, and coaching institutes. Meanwhile, though schools in Telangana were scheduled to reopen from September 1, the Telangana …

COVID-19: Notices to 3 educational institutions
3 years, 3 months ago

COVID-19: Notices to 3 educational institutions

The Hindu  

Responding to notice served by Dakshina Kannada district administration, three educational institutions in the district have said that they will henceforth strictly comply with the standard operating procedures laid down to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Group of Institutions in Sullia taluk after an inspection by health officials when students, who are in quarantine after their return from Kerala and …

Tamil Nadu Covid-19 Tally Breaches 26-lakh Mark With 1,630 Fresh Infections
3 years, 4 months ago

Tamil Nadu Covid-19 Tally Breaches 26-lakh Mark With 1,630 Fresh Infections

News 18  

Tamil Nadu continued to record a dip in the number of daily cases as the state added 1,630 fresh infections on Sunday, pushing its tally to 26,00,885. As many as 23 people have succumbed to the disease, taking the toll to 34,709 so far, a medical bulletin said.Recoveries eclipsed new infections with 1,827 people getting discharged in the last 24 …

Goa: Physical classes to resume for higher education institutes
3 years, 4 months ago

Goa: Physical classes to resume for higher education institutes

India TV News  

For the first time after the outbreak of COVID-19 in early 2020, the Goa government on Monday decided to allow institutes imparting higher education to hold offline classes for students with all protocols in place. A circular issued by Director of Higher Education Prasad Lolayekar said the state government has lifted the restrictions imposed on educational Institutions for conducting classes …

Class of 2020: 'The reality of being at university during Covid– and what this year's freshers should know'
3 years, 4 months ago

Class of 2020: 'The reality of being at university during Covid– and what this year's freshers should know'

The Telegraph  

Looking back, it was never going to be a normal start for first year students. As soon as term began last September, almost 2,000 freshers at Manchester Metropolitan University were ordered to self-isolate after hundreds tested positive for coronavirus. Things were tense, and on Nov 5, the first day of England’s second national lockdown, thousands of students at Manchester University …

Rural Pune admin keeps Covid at bay with 101 schools back to offline classes
3 years, 4 months ago

Rural Pune admin keeps Covid at bay with 101 schools back to offline classes

Hindustan Times  

The Pune rural administration has managed to keep the Covid-19 virus at bay during the first 15 days of schools reopening for Class 8 to Class 12. Of the 102 schools that have reopened, following state government directives, only one school has been closed again as two students were detected Covid positive. Students and teachers happy Kisan Gore, a teacher …

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