: Coronavirus: IIT-Madras temporarily shuts down after 71 people test positive since December 1 #IndiaNEWS The Indian Institutes of Technology-Madras has temporarily shut down its academic departments

Coronavirus: IIT-Madras temporarily shuts down after 71 people test positive since December 1 #IndiaNEWS
The Indian Institutes of Technology-Madras has temporarily shut down its academic departments and research labs after about 71 people, including 66 students, tested positive for the coronavirus since December 1, The Times of India reported on Monday.The institute, which is now a coronavirus hotspot, has asked its students and staff staying on campus to quarantine in their rooms. They are being given food in packets, the institute said. Others have been told to work from home.Public health officials noticed the surge in cases at the institute after 10 IIT students were admitted to the Institute of Ageing at the King Institute of Preventive Medicine in Guindy with severe to moderate symptoms of the infection. Data from government hospitals showed that 25 students were admitted since December 1. Two people tested positive for the coronavirus on December 1, and 14 new cases were reported on December 10. Since December 11, the campus has added 55 more cases to its tally.“We saw sporadic admissions, but when a group of people were admitted on Saturday, we alerted [the] officials,??? a senior doctor at the Guindy hospital said. “Most patients are recovering well.???IIT-Madras Director Bhaskar Ramamurthi said they have consulted civic authorities to test all the 774 students on the campus. In a...Read more

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