Bhubaneswar: The authorities of the Utkal University on Saturday sealed three departments after an employee came in contact with a COVID-19 patient.
The local contact case is from Gajapati Nagar area. The Philosophy, English and Economics departments of the university were sealed after the person from Gajapati Nagar was identified as a contact of an employee of the varsity.
The authorities have asked all the employees not to come to the office until further orders, sources in the university said.