Sambalpur, Feb 27: As many as 25 students of Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT) in Burla of Sambalpur district have tested positive for Covid-19 today.

According to the varsity sources, the university authorities have asked the students to quarantine themselves who came in contact with the Covid-19 positive students.  

The authorities have also suspended the physical classes for the first year students after the 25 students tested positive for coronavirus.

The Covid outbreak in the university has now triggered an alarm. Collector Shubham Saxena and other senior officials visited VSSUT and reviewed the situation.