NIT Durgapur students asked to vacate hostels following surge in COVID cases

At present, there are a total of 15 COVID-19 cases at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Durgapur. 

As per a report published in The Telegraph, the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Durgapur has asked students to vacate hostels with immediate effect following an alert from the institute’s medical unit about a surge in COVID-19 cases. 

As per a notice signed by the dean of students and chief warden, “All students staying in hostels have been instructed to vacate hostels as soon as possible due to the sudden surge of COVID-19 cases on the campus. The situation will be reviewed from time to time and further decisions will be communicated to the students accordingly.” 

Research scholars and final-year MTech students were called back in phases last year to let them access the labs and research facilities. The institute was about to recall undergraduate and first-year MTech students for offline classes. 

“Following the prevalent situation we have decided to send 400-odd boarders home. The Bengal government has instructed that hostels be kept shut until further order,” said NIT Durgapur Director Anupam Basu. 

An official of the institute said 50 per cent of the BTech students at the institute come from other states. If some of the students cite valid reasons for not being able to return, their appeals will be considered. 

Fully vaccinated people testing positive for COVID 

“At present we have around 15 COVID positive cases, diagnosed within the past five to six days. The number of ILI (Influenza Like illness)/fever cases are also increasing, which may or may not be COVID-19…. To bust out the myth that we would not get COVID after two doses of vaccination, we are getting positive patients even after full dose vaccination from our campus itself,” the medical report says. 

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