Cochin University of Science and Technology (Cusat) has shifted the regular classes to online mode for five days from Friday (August 1, 2025) in view of the spike in fever cases on the main campus here.The inmates of various hostels were asked to vacate the facilities during this period. However, students belonging to outside States will be permitted to stay back, according to the authorities. The online sessions will be held from August 1 to August 5. The hostels will re-open on August 6.The fever cases, which included H1N1 and chickenpox, were mostly reported from hostels.Published - August 01, 2025 01:23 am IST