JNU urges students to vacate hostels, suspends mess services admist novel COVID-19 scare

The Jawaharlal Nehru University has asked its students to vacate hostels amid the coronavirus pandemic and said mess facilities would only be available for the next 48 hours.

The university said it would remain closed till March 31 with immediate effect.

"All activities in the university, including services in the hostels, schools and



administration are hereby suspended till the said date," it said. "Accordingly, all students are required to vacate the hostels."

The JNU administration said all evaluation /examination /class presentation activities had been postponed till March 31.

The deadlines of these submissions of all research scholars will be extended appropriately.