The dismissal underscores the extreme steps universities nationwide are taking to deter behavior that could accelerate the spread of the virus on campus.
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University staff members found the first-year students hanging out last week in a room at the Westin Hotel in downtown Boston, which Northeastern is using as a temporary dorm for about 800 students, according to a university statement. Officials instructed them to take a coronavirus test, then leave campus within 24 hours.
San Diego State University issued a stay-at-home order, asking students to remain in their dorms except for essential needs through the weekend,Coronavirus-related deaths topped 6,000 in Los Angeles County, according to. The county remains one of the hardest-hit urban areas in the country.
“Cooperation and compliance with public health guidelines is absolutely essential,” Madeleine Estabrook, senior vice chancellor for student affairs at Northeastern, said in a statement Friday. “Those people who do not follow the guidelines — including wearing masks, avoiding parties and other gatherings, practicing healthy distancing, washing your hands, and getting tested — are putting everyone else at risk.
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