NIT Hamirpur directs students to vacate hostels after 19 test positive for COVID-19

According to the reports, the college authorities made the announcement after 19 of them tested positive for coronavirus in the past two days.

Amid the rising cases of the novel coronavirus across the nation, the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Hamirpur asked its students, barring those from faraway places, to vacate hostels. According to the reports, the college authorities made the announcement after 19 of them tested positive for coronavirus in the past two days. The authorities informed that the students have been instructed to leave the campus within three-four days as the situation is not conducive for them to stay on the premises.

NIT Hamirpur officials informed that six students tested positive Wednesday, i.e. April 14, and 13 got a positive report on April 15, creating a scare on the campus. Considering the safety of the students and staff, the college authorities took the decision to send the students back home.

During a meeting held on Thursday, i.e. April 15, NIT authorities decided to strictly adhere to the Standard Operating Procedure issued by the district administration so that there was no further spread of the virus on the campus. Commenting of the situation, NIT director Professor Lalit Awasthy said the students from faraway places could stay on the campus if they wanted but for others, instructions have been issued to vacate the hostels.

Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioner, Debasweta Banik said that instructions have been issued to the health department to conduct mass sampling of students and other living on the campus. The DC said that the district administration was doing its best to contain the virus.

Check the official notice released by NIT Hamirpur against the COVID-19 spread below:

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