UoH campus students urged to go home

Hyderabad: The University of Hyderabad (UoH) on Friday advised its students to preferably return to the safety of their homes to minimise the risk of exposure to the Covid-19. Expressing concern over the increasing number of Covid-19 cases, the UoH has urged the students staying in the hostels and other campus residences that it will […]

Hyderabad: The University of Hyderabad (UoH) on Friday advised its students to preferably return to the safety of their homes to minimise the risk of exposure to the Covid-19.

Expressing concern over the increasing number of Covid-19 cases, the UoH has urged the students staying in the hostels and other campus residences that it will be in their best interest to go home as all classes and examinations will be conducted online.

The university has limited resources to isolate students infected by Covid-19. The increase in the number of cases is causing stress on the student welfare and healthcare systems available on the campus and the university will not be able to accommodate infected students and staff beyond a point.

“Therefore, we appeal to them to return to the safety of their homes,” UoH Vice Chancellor, Prof. BJ Rao said in a statement.

Meanwhile, the UoH Task Force has recommended that classes will continue online for all semesters. The end-semester evaluation will also be conducted in online/open book/take-home mode as was done during the second wave of the Covid-19.

The UoH Health Centre is making self-testing kits available at the pharmacy and stakeholders experiencing symptoms can purchase the kit for self-testing or get themselves tested at government or private testing centres.

“While we are making all efforts to address the evolving situation, we may be forced to escalate our decision if the numbers increase,” the VC added.

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