Kozhikode schools, colleges closed till September 24 in view of Nipah virus: Report
Vagisha Kaushik | September 16, 2023 | 01:20 PM IST | 1 min read
Nipah Virus: All government and private schools, colleges will remain shut due to Nipah virus outbreak but online classes will run.
NEW DELHI: The Kerala government has announced closure of all educational institutions including schools and colleges in Kozhikode district in view of rising cases of Nipah virus till September 24, a report from the Times of India said. However, online classes will run during this time, the report said.
Recently, the district closed all government and private schools and colleges in the containment zones and postponed the exams for the then ongoing literacy mission.
Also Read | Kerala education minister blames centre for mid-day meal crisis in the state
The Kozhikode administration had declared seven village panchayats including Atanchery, Maruthonkara, Tiruvallur, Kuttiyadi, Kayakkodi, Villyapalli, and Kavilumpara - as containment zones of the virus. The administration had announced a lockdown in these containment zones. Only essential services are allowed to function from 7 am to 5 pm.
The Kozhikode administration has declared seven village panchayats -Atanchery, Maruthonkara, Tiruvallur, Kuttiyadi, Kayakkodi, Villyapalli, and Kavilumpara - as containment zones. Lockdown has been imposed in these containment zones. Only essential services will be allowed to function from 7 am to 5 pm. The National Institute of Virology, Pune confirmed Nipah virus infection in Kozhikode.
Two people died due to the virus infection. Four people were tested for the infection of Nipah virus of which two were positive. Of the total infected, one was a nine-year old boy.
Follow us for the latest education news on colleges and universities, admission, courses, exams, research, education policies, study abroad and more..
To get in touch, write to us at news@careers360.com.
Next Story
]Featured News
]- Experts propose 7 spots for university townships in education ministry’s post-budget webinar
- Primary school teachers in Karnataka must serve 12 years before promotion, say new recruitment rules
- JNU, TISS Mumbai, BHU: Student unions vanish from universities with elections scrapped, councils taking over
- Students in University of Aberdeen, Mumbai, get credential exactly the same they’d get in Scotland: COO
- ‘IIMC to upgrade all journalism and mass communication courses to MA degrees, phase out PG diplomas’: VC
- Rebuilding Calcutta University: VC Ashutosh Ghosh’s priorities are recruitment, fixing finances, reforms
- PARAKH’s Foundational Learning Study 2026 to cover 1 lakh Class 3 students across 10,000 schools
- Telangana: Government Degree College Vikarabad moves out of school and into DIET campus
- ‘Shouldn’t open universities like shops’: Odisha higher education expands but students rue plummeting quality
- Dual degrees, faculty exchange: States bet on foreign university tie-ups, but fine print tells another story