<p>Mahindra University Saturday shut its campus after 25 students and five staff members were tested positive for Covid-19.</p>.<p>Tech Mahindra Ltd-promoted university located at Bahadurpally on the outskirts of Hyderabad has sent the students home and announced that online classes will be conducted from Monday.</p>.<p>University sources told <em>IANS</em> that 25 students, one faculty member and four support staff were tested positive for Covid-19. Sources said a total of 1,700 students and staff members were tested for Covid.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, the District Medical and Health Officer (DMHO) of Medchal Malkajgiri district K Mallikarjuna Rao visited the university on Saturday. He said those who tested positive were in home isolation.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/coronavirus" target="_blank"><strong>CORONAVIRUS SPECIAL COVERAGE ONLY ON DH</strong></a></p>.<p>The official said the university has declared a holiday for 15 days.</p>.<p>The Mahindra Group last year launched the multi-disciplinary university, which is spread over 130 acres.</p>.<p>It is the first university in Telangana to be locked down due to Covid after the second wave of the pandemic.</p>.<p>Last week, 29 students of a government-run residential school and junior college for girls in Telangana's Khammam district had tested positive for the coronavirus.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest videos from <i data-stringify-type="italic">DH</i>:</strong></p>
<p>Mahindra University Saturday shut its campus after 25 students and five staff members were tested positive for Covid-19.</p>.<p>Tech Mahindra Ltd-promoted university located at Bahadurpally on the outskirts of Hyderabad has sent the students home and announced that online classes will be conducted from Monday.</p>.<p>University sources told <em>IANS</em> that 25 students, one faculty member and four support staff were tested positive for Covid-19. Sources said a total of 1,700 students and staff members were tested for Covid.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, the District Medical and Health Officer (DMHO) of Medchal Malkajgiri district K Mallikarjuna Rao visited the university on Saturday. He said those who tested positive were in home isolation.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/coronavirus" target="_blank"><strong>CORONAVIRUS SPECIAL COVERAGE ONLY ON DH</strong></a></p>.<p>The official said the university has declared a holiday for 15 days.</p>.<p>The Mahindra Group last year launched the multi-disciplinary university, which is spread over 130 acres.</p>.<p>It is the first university in Telangana to be locked down due to Covid after the second wave of the pandemic.</p>.<p>Last week, 29 students of a government-run residential school and junior college for girls in Telangana's Khammam district had tested positive for the coronavirus.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest videos from <i data-stringify-type="italic">DH</i>:</strong></p>