New Delhi (NVI): All medical colleges in Tamil Nadu for both undergraduate and postgraduate students are reopening from today, after a gap of nearly 9 months amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
The state government has also resumed in-person classes for the undergraduate final year students in all colleges and universities.
As colleges reopen, the attendance has been kept optional and colleges would continue online classes for the students who cannot or do not wish to attend in-person classes.
Meanwhile, the Tamil Nadu government also issued the guidelines and SOPs in regards safety measures to be followed for the reopening of universities, colleges and hostels.
Under the guidelines, the colleges would be required to follow the strict procedure in regards sanitisation of the classrooms and common areas. Mandatory thermal scanning at entry points, social distancing and wearing of marks would also be ensured.
Apart from this, the number of students allowed to be seated in a classroom have been limited. College authorities have to ensure notices at prominent places informing students about the basic hygiene measures.
Furthermore, hostels with limited capacity are also allowed to reopen from today. The students, however, are advised to check with the respective hostels to understand the guidelines that need to be followed.
So far, Tamil Nadu has registered 7,90,240 coronavirus cases, while the death toll rose to 11,793 in the state.
-RJV
