<p>The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has asked its students to vacate the hostels and go back home in view of the coronavirus outbreak.</p>.<p>Issuing a circular on Monday, the varsity administration said that all conferences, seminars, workshops cultural activities and meetings on the campus will remain cancelled till further order.</p>.<p>“All students are strongly advised to return to their homes and take precautions as per guidelines issued by the government of India,” JNU registrar Pramod Kumar said in a circular.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/coronavirus-updates-live-four-dead-in-china-hotel-collapse-quater-of-italy-population-put-under-lockdown-799686.html?_ga=2.27375036.1653821018.1584104499-1536226147.1579870440#1" target="_blank">Track live updates on the coronavirus here</a></strong></p>.<p>The hostel services will be limited to only "basic mess facilities" and will be available in a few hostels for foreign nationals and those students who stay back in the hostels for “valid reasons,” he said.</p>.<p>Students staying back in the hostels should not get food delivered from the outside. They should also not allow guests in the hostels, he added.</p>.<p>The JNU on March 13 announced the suspension of classes for all students with immediate effect till March 31.</p>.<p>“All faculty members, officers, and staff shall continue to attend to their duties and responsibilities. Routine work will remain unaffected during this period,” the registrar stated in the circular.</p>
<p>The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has asked its students to vacate the hostels and go back home in view of the coronavirus outbreak.</p>.<p>Issuing a circular on Monday, the varsity administration said that all conferences, seminars, workshops cultural activities and meetings on the campus will remain cancelled till further order.</p>.<p>“All students are strongly advised to return to their homes and take precautions as per guidelines issued by the government of India,” JNU registrar Pramod Kumar said in a circular.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/coronavirus-updates-live-four-dead-in-china-hotel-collapse-quater-of-italy-population-put-under-lockdown-799686.html?_ga=2.27375036.1653821018.1584104499-1536226147.1579870440#1" target="_blank">Track live updates on the coronavirus here</a></strong></p>.<p>The hostel services will be limited to only "basic mess facilities" and will be available in a few hostels for foreign nationals and those students who stay back in the hostels for “valid reasons,” he said.</p>.<p>Students staying back in the hostels should not get food delivered from the outside. They should also not allow guests in the hostels, he added.</p>.<p>The JNU on March 13 announced the suspension of classes for all students with immediate effect till March 31.</p>.<p>“All faculty members, officers, and staff shall continue to attend to their duties and responsibilities. Routine work will remain unaffected during this period,” the registrar stated in the circular.</p>