Nearly88 students of the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee inUttarakhand's Haridwar district have tested positive for coronavirus, aninstitute official said on Thursday.
SonikaShirivastva, a spokesperson of the institute, said all the 88 students havebeen kept in the Ganga hostel within the IIT premises which has been convertedinto a special Covid care centre.
"Thesestudents are being kept under the observation of the Haridwar medicalofficials," said Shrivastva.
Nearlyfive hostels have been sealed. However,there is no disruption in the online classes of the institute, she said.
Shrivastvamade it clear that the institute was strictly adhering to all the Covid-19 guidelinesof the state government. "We are very strict on covid guidelines,"she said.