IIT Madras shuts down all depts as more than 100 test Covid-19 positive

The infected include research scholars, staff and students. management's decision to run only one mess could be reason for spread

The Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) has shut all the departments after more than 100 students tested positive for Covid-19.
 

Those who have tested positive include research scholars, staff, students are admitted to the King’s Institute of Preventive Medicine and Research. Sources at IIT-M say the management’s decision to run only one mess could be the reason.
 

A total of 774 students are on the campus and most of those who were infected were residents of Krishna and Jamuna hostels.
 

On December 6, five had tested positive for the virus. In the next days, five more tested positive in Krishna