St Stephen’s college to resume normal functioning, 2 sections blocked

After being shut down due to several Covid-19 cases on campus, St Stephen’s college has decided to resume normal functioning with several safety measures.

Several days after the St Stephen's College in Delhi rendered its inner perimeter out of bounds due to the coronavirus outbreak in the institute, it has announced the resumption of "routine work" from Tuesday while keeping two sections of the campus blocked. A few days ago, Principal John Verghese had issued a circular to the college after 13 students and two staff members had tested positive for Covid-19 and the campus had to be shut off. The virus had spread most likely due to a college trip to Dalhousie in Himachal Pradesh. However, the SDM had notified to keep the Mukherji East extension block and the sports complex for "strict perimeter control and necessary procedures for containment of Covid-19". The notice was issued for the safety of the students and citizens living nearby.