Bhubaneswar: As many as 31 students at the National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar, have tested positive for Covid-19, informed Jatni Tehsildar Tapan Kumar Mohapatra on Tuesday.
The infected students have been kept in isolation at hostels on the institute campus. Their health condition is stable. The entire NISER campus has been sanitised by the local administration.
Meanwhile, containment zone restrictions have been clamped on the campus. The administration is to conduct Covid-19 tests of other students and staff at the institute.