Kochi : The School of Engineering (SoE) at Cochin University of Science and Technology (Cusat) has suspended offline classes and postponed ongoing examinations for a week after 12 students were found to have chickenpox and several others developed symptoms of the disease. The classes at SoE will continue through online mode.
As a result, several students from our class have also had direct contact with the affected students,” wrote Vinayak Anurag, a student at the school associated with Kerala Students Union (KSU), in a letter to the principal. “The initial cases were reported at a private PG hostel near Cusat.
Later, his batchmate also developed symptoms,” a health department official said. A student from Kozhikode was the first to be infected. “More than three students from our class have recently been affected by chickenpox. These students had actively participated in the Union Valedictory Programme and the Awaaz programme, where they came in direct contact with a large number of students.