College in Odisha’s hotspot district shut after detection of COVID cases

Nuapada: The National College in Nuapada district was shut after two COVID-19 cases were detected at the educational institution.

As per a notice issued by the Principal of National College, Nuapada, two employees — one teaching staff and one non-teaching staff members of the college – have tested positive for COVID-19 following which it was decided to close the college for three days with effect from April 15 to 17.

The college was shut as part of precautionary measures to prevent further spread of deadly virus on the campus.

Nuapada, one of the hotspot districts in second wave of pandemic, registered 104 single-day COVID cases in the last 24 hours.