The University of Notre Dame revealed Tuesday that it is canceling in-person classes for a minimum of two weeks following a spike in coronavirus cases.
Why it matters: Notre Dame is the 2nd prominent university to announce today that it would revert back to remote learning, following the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Tuesday. The reversals highlight the obstacles facing institution of higher learnings as more students are set return to campus.
Between the lines: As was the case with UNC, most of the COVID-19 infections at Notre Dame have actually been connected to off-campus celebrations.
- The almost 12,000 trainees that returned to Notre Dame were all checked prior to showing up on school on Aug. 10, and simply 33 evaluated positive, according to the Journal.
- Through Monday, 147 of the 927 students who had shown symptoms tested favorable for the infection– a sharp uptick in the positivity rate.
What they’re saying: ” Our contact-tracing analysis suggests that many infections are originating from off-campus events,” said University of Notre Dame President Rev. John Jenkins. “Trainees infected at those collecting passed it on to others, who in turn have passed the infection on to others, leading to the positive cases we have actually seen.”
- ” For your sake and the sake of our community and for continuing our term on campus, please observe health procedures and prevent habits that puts yourself or others at risk,” Jenkins added.
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