The Rajiv Gandhi University of Law in Patiala has been declared a containment zone after 60 students tested positive for COVID.?The students who were infected showed mild symptoms and were kept in isolation in separate blocks.
The university authorities have been directed to get the hostels vacated by May 10 in order to contain the spread of infection.
India has been witnessing a spike in daily COVID-19 cases over the past few weeks, with several cases being reported from schools and colleges across many states.
Welham Girls School, Dehradun has been declared a micro-containment zone after as many as 16 students were found to be COVID-19 positive.
Out of the total, six students tested positive on Tuesday and the remaining over the past one week, Dehradun district magistrate Dr R Rajesh Kumar said, reported news agency PTI.
“Six of these students tested positive on Tuesday and the rest over the past one week," Dehradun DM told the news agency.?
According to the orders, the school will remain closed from May 4. It will be under total lockdown to contain the spread of the virus.
The COVID-positive students have been kept in isolation in a cell built inside the school campus.?
Uttarakhand reported 23 new COVID cases on May 5, with Dehradun alone accounting for 14 of them.
Last week, IIT-Madras was declared a COVID cluster as more than 170 students tested positive.
According to Tamil Nadu Health Secretary Dr J Radhakrishnan, the college campus is still open. The authorities have advised people not to panic as the institute is carrying out testing.
The institute has advised everyone to wear masks, maintain social distancing, and practice all COVID-19 safety protocols.
Delhi reported 1,354 COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 7.64 per cent and one fatality due to the disease on Wednesday, according to data shared by the city health department.
A total of 17,732 Covid tests were conducted in the city on Tuesday.
New Covid-19 cases in India continue to outpace recoveries, driving the active tally higher. The nation reported 3,275 fresh coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, according to an update from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare as of 8 a.m. on May 5. Single-day recoveries stood at 3,010.
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