The Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT), Burla authorities have announced closure of the institution till July 11 in view of some employees testing positive for Covid-19.
However, the authorities have asked all the employees not to leave the headquarters. In case of violation of the order, concerned employees would face disciplinary actions as per OCS (CC and A) Rules 1962 and penalties too, read a notification issued by the university on Friday.
The employees, who are currently outside the headquarters, have been directed to report to the Registrar about their arrival. They will remain in self quarantine for a period of 14 days and, for that, the days would be counted as leaves.
The Registrar of the university took the decision after a 52-year-old Assistant Professor tested positive for the virus. The teacher is the wife of a Nalco official, who succumbed to the deadly virus in Angul district recently.
The Assistant Professor has been shifted to a special Covid Hospital in Cuttack.
According to latest information, swab samples of as many as 60 employees of the VSSUT were sent for Covid test following the woman teacher was found positive. Of them, four tested positive during the last 24 hours, informed the Sambalpur district administration.The entire university campus has been sanitised.
Meanwhile, the district administration announced a 24-hour shutdown for the entire district on Sunday in view of growing number of Covid cases. The Covid count of the district rose to 70 after six new cases detected during the last 24 hours.
As per the order, there would be no vehicular movements, excepting for emergency purposes.
During shutdown, medical establishments and medicine stores would be opened and movement of ambulances, vehicles of medical personnel, fire services and Central and State Government officials on emergency duty would be allowed.