Lucknow: Lucknow University (LU) will include COVID-19 in the syllabus of the postgraduate course on biochemistry from the coming semester.
“We have decided to introduce a unit on COVID-19 in the first semester of MSc biochemistry. The unit will cover various aspects of the virus, including its spread trend and ways to manage the infection,” LU vice chancellor Alok Rai said.
The decision was made in agreement with the teachers of the biochemistry department who are now busy in preparing a syllabus accordingly. The final syllabus, along with the proposal will be put forward in the next executive council meeting of the university, according to a report in Hindustan Times.
Besides the biochemistry department, COVID-19 will also be included in public health course. “The world is going through an adverse phase due to coronavirus outbreak. The decision to introduce it in our syllabus was taken to ensure that the students get all required information about the virus,” LU spokesman Durgesh Srivastav said.
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