Corona scare: Visva Bharati cancels classes till March 31

Kolkata: The Visva-Bharati University on Tuesday directed all students, except foreign nationals, to immediately vacate their hostel rooms in wake of the Coronavirus outbreak.

The varsity also announced that all classes will be suspended till March 31.

"As per the decision of the competent authorities and in conjunction with the directive of the various bodies of Government of India, all hostels under Visva Bharati (including Patha Bhavan hostels) will remain closed until further orders due to the immediate threat of Coronavirus (COVID-19)," said a notification issued by proctor Sankar Majumder.

In another notice, signed by the acting registrar, the varsity said all classes will remain suspended till March 31

and no programme of the

varsity will be held and the entire 'ashrama complex' will be completely sealed till

further orders.