UP: 44 people, including 26 AMU professors die of Covid-19
At least 44 people, including 26 professors have died on the Aligarh Muslim University after getting contaminated with the deadly novel coronavirus, inside simply 20 days, officers stated, including the brand new variant is suspected to have brought about the deaths.
Tariq Mansoor, Vice Chancellor of the AMU, has urged the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to research the samples taken from the varsity. His brother had additionally died of Covid-19.
Among the 26 professors who’ve misplaced their lives to Covid-19 embody 16 working and 10 retired college members.
Officials stated that samples have been collected from the college after the VC’s request. The samples have been despatched to the CSIR Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology in Delhi for examination.
The AMU has written a letter to ICMR, asking for a genome examine of the Covid samples as quickly as doable. From this examine, it may be discovered whether or not a brand new variant of Covid-19 has unfold within the college.
Prof. Mohammad Ali Khan, 60, of the Department of Post Harvest Engineering, Prof. Kazi Mohammad Jamshed, 55, of the Department of (*44*) Science, Sajid Ali Khan, 63, professor of the Department of Psychology, Mohammed Irfan, 62, Chairman of the Museum Department, amongst others are among the many deceased.
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