HYDERABAD: Taking no chances following the emergence of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, University of Hyderabad (UoH) and Maulana Azad National Urdu University (Manuu) have intensified their vigil within their campuses.
Task forces have been formed to monitor the Covid-19 situation in both universities with guidelines issued to all stakeholders.
As a matter of precaution, Manuu has decided not to call newly-admitted students who were supposed to join the academic activities from December 7. “Their classes and other academic activities will continue in online mode only, until further orders,” dean of student of welfare at Manuu, Profesor Syed Aleem Ashraf said in a statement. First-semester students, except PhD candidates, were asked to stay at home and not proceed with their journey.
A similar advisory was issued by the UoH task force with students told to keep their guards up in view of super spreader events being reported in various closed educational institutions. “It is alarming that many stakeholders seem to have discontinued Covid-appropriate behaviour on the campus. Also alarming is that the campus seems to have returned to working as if during pre-Covid 19 times,” read the advisory.
“The campus may be restrained by the state and central government authorities if we let our guard down. The university cannot afford a super spreader event that will again affect our academic and research activities,” the UoH advisory said.
