China has recently reported that 118 new patients have succumbed to coronavirus. The National Health Commission of China declared that near about 2240 deaths are reported nationwide till Thursday. Beijing has confirmed 1109 new cases of the disease. The latest number of infections nationwide has now reached 75,685.

After evaluating the present condition of China, Ms Prreti Sudan Secretary, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, met Chinese Ambassador a few days back, she had requested that students who had returned from China were representing that their respective universities were asking them to join back or they would lose their admission status. This request has been responded to favourably. The Chinese Embassy has written that the State Council of China has decided to postpone the new semester of the universities including Southwest University for which Secretary (HFW) had represented.

The students will be notified by their respective Universities accordingly.