The University of Notre Dame has halted in-person classes for two weeks, after the private institution recorded a swarm of coronavirus infections barely a week after starting the semester
.was broadcast hours after the school disclosed it had confirmed“The virus is a formidable foe," Jenkins said. "For the past week, it has been winning.”
The midweek increase to more than 140 infected students comes after the school recorded 67 confirmed cases at the beginning of the week. Notre Dame administered 418 coronavirus tests on Monday, according to school-provided statistics. Of those, 80 were positive, a rate of 19 percent. Other colleges across the country have also experienced an uptick in infections within days of students returning to campus. While students may be abiding social distancing guidelines and mask-wearing mandates on campus, getting them to behave elsewhere has proven challenging.
Stanley has asked undergraduate students who planned to live in dorms to stay home. Refunds and credits will be issued, he said, and a small number of students will be allowed to stay in dorms. He also encouraged students living off campus to stay in their "home communities."
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