66 Students, 5 Staff Members at IIT-Madras Test Positive for COVID

IIT Madras, which opened its doors for final-year students on 7 Dec has shut down its labs, library and departments.

Seventy-one residents of the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT-M) have tested positive for coronavirus. This includes 66 students. Following this, the institute closed down its labs, library and departments.

IIT-M had opened its doors for final-year students on December 7 as per an order from the government of Tamil Nadu.