As many as 35-40 students at the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati (IIT-G) have tested positive for COVID-19.
According to reports, most of the students who tested positive came from other states.
Sources in the IIT-G said that a family has also been infected with the virus and that those who have severe symptoms have been admitted to GMCH and the others have been quarantined at the premises itself.
A quarantine center has also been constructed in the premises.
Meanwhile, several officers, staff and Professors have also been infected with the virus.
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