The spike prompted the school to take action.
. The move was requested by university officials, Maddox said, and for good reason: Take a look at the image University of Alabama athletic director Greg Byrne tweeted last week, showing dozens of unmasked people at an off-campus bar.At a recent news conference, University of Alabama President Stuart Bell called the rise in COVID-19 cases “unacceptable.”
“Although our initial re-entry test was encouraging, the rise in COVID cases that we’ve seen in recent days is unacceptable and if unchecked threatens our ability to complete the semester on campus,” he added.on all in-person student events outside of classrooms.
“Tide Together now more than ever, we are seeing the harsh consequences at other universities which have been forced to close abruptly because safety protocols were not followed,” Bell said in a statement. “The eyes of the nation are following us closely and I am confident we will meet and exceed our status as frontrunners.”
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