Jadavpur University authorities on Saturday announced that the institution will remain closed till May 3 due to sudden spike of COVID-19 cases in West Bengal. "With the sudden rise, we need to break the chain. We are also sanitising all the buildings and blocks in an extensive manner," Basu said. All the senior functionaries including Vice-Chancellor Prof Suranjan Das, Basu herself, faculty members are working from home. A senior functionary of Jadavpur University Teachers Association said to their knowledge university authority will review the situation on May 3 and take decision about whether the campus can be opened for academic and administrative works with 50 per cent attendance, based on the emerging situation.

Source: The Telegraph April 24, 2021 08:03 UTC