Times of India: Bhopal: Sunday, 27 June 2021.
Eleven IIT students, who lived in hostels across the country, have died of Covid-19, so have two teachers, reveals a reply under RTI Act. As many as 157 IIT students and 165 faculty members have been infected in the 15 months of the pandemic, it says.
The RTI query was filed by an activist from MP’s Neemuch, Chandra Shekhar Gaur, who wanted to know how many boarders of IITs and NITs have been infected by Covid-19 or died of it. The department of higher education, Government of India, gave the numbers till May 20 this year in its reply, but there was no break-up of the data to show which campus had how many infections.
“Data shows there is no alternative to vaccination. The government should carry out a drive to vaccinate students in hostels and other such places,” Gaur told TOI.
Eleven IIT students, who lived in hostels across the country, have died of Covid-19, so have two teachers, reveals a reply under RTI Act. As many as 157 IIT students and 165 faculty members have been infected in the 15 months of the pandemic, it says.
The RTI query was filed by an activist from MP’s Neemuch, Chandra Shekhar Gaur, who wanted to know how many boarders of IITs and NITs have been infected by Covid-19 or died of it. The department of higher education, Government of India, gave the numbers till May 20 this year in its reply, but there was no break-up of the data to show which campus had how many infections.
“Data shows there is no alternative to vaccination. The government should carry out a drive to vaccinate students in hostels and other such places,” Gaur told TOI.
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