Nagpur: The Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT) in the city has closed the campus after four students were declared positive Covid and asked all students to return home.
Classes will, however, continue in online mode.
Infection broke on campus after BTECH students began to arrive in batches between December 20 and 23 for physical classes.
About 600 students have reached a campus for teaching in class, scheduled to reopen from January 3, the first time after the pandemic began last year.
The institution has also stopped all physical classes for MTech and PhD students, which have begun again attending people since November 15.
They should be on campus to attend practicals.
Now, February 18 has been set as a new date to restart the physical class, depending on the Covid situation that applies at that time.
The agency’s decision has landed many students, especially from distant places and foreign countries, in confusion.
For foreign students, it is almost impossible to return as tickets have skyrocketed almost RS50,000 one way.
The decision hasn’t come down both with students.
“It’s not fair.
This is our last year.
We will never go to campus again.
We have been eager to wait for teaching in class, campus life and hands on experience,” some students to Ti.
Additional City of Commissioner Ram Joshi said positive students Covid has shifted to the MLA Hostel Covid Care Center and AIIMS Nagpur.
“About 600 students and several staff members have been tested in the last few days.
If this institution wants to be, students can be isolated on the campus itself,” he said.
A spokesman said VNIT One building is provided for quarantine students arrive from various cities and countries.
“In accordance with the protocol, we are conducting a RT-PCR test from each student.
Until the results come, they are asked for isolates in the designated building.
They are allowed to move to the hostel room only if They were tested negative Covid, “said a spokesman.
The spokesman added 310 students still in the dormitory, while 242 had returned home.” We Da Tang to find out about positive cases only from students.
NMC officials did not tell us.
They also allow students to travel to the city of origin after giving a sample, “added the spokesman.
This institution has also ruled out permission for students to stay back.
“Obviously, the new variant – omicron – spread faster and we don’t know who brings the type of infection.
This is a safety problem of everyone.
Students are not happy and reluctant to return.
Some say they will return after the new year celebration, “said a spokesman.
Students blame the campus administration for the plague.
“There is no examination on student movements whose test results are delayed.
Everyone is allowed to have food in general messs.
Students are ready to stay in the room, but no settings are made for shipping food on the doorway, “they said.
They added that testing caused crowding and many moved to get a free test done.
“They collected RS700, so some of us decided to get a test done at the center of government.
International students are allowed to mingle with others without any quarantine, “they claim.
The spokesman said the test was free of charge later.
VNIT closes the campus after 4 students testing positive covid
