The University of Arizona made a bold claim this week: It stopped a coronavirus outbreak before it started. Universities around the U.S. have struggled with outbreaks as they attempt to start the fall semester. But at the Likins Hall dorm, just across the street from the University of Arizona’s recreation […]
Outbreak
Michigan State University also announced Tuesday that it will teach most courses remotely starting Sept. 2, scrapping plans for some in-person and hybrid instruction. The public university in East Lansing urged undergraduates to stay home. The public University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, which opened for in-person teaching last […]
At least a dozen athletes have tested positive at the University of Mississippi, with classes set to resume there next week. It comes as COVID-19 concerns spread across college campuses nationwide. Michigan State is the latest university to scrap in-person classes. “I think time will tell whether this is the […]
Since Chinese officials implemented the first coronavirus lockdown in the city of Wuhan in January, there have been more than 21.7 million cases of COVID-19 across the planet. More than 776,000 people have died from the disease, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. Efforts to curb the outbreak have led […]
President Donald Trump is considering executive action as congressional leaders and White House officials struggle to reach a deal on the next coronavirus relief package. Trump, in an interview with Axios, defended his administration’s effort to beat back the U.S. outbreak that has shown little signs of easing. “They are dying, that’s […]
Around 40 individuals living near the USC campus on fraternity-filled 28th Street have tested positive for COVID-19. Nearly 150 student and faculty have contracted the virus. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) USC is dealing with an outbreak of the coronavirus spread across the university’s Greek row. The […]
The Florida Keys is experiencing its first outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease Dengue fever in 10 years. The Florida Department of Health Friday confirmed two more cases of the illness in the island chain, bringing the total number of cases to 16. All the cases have been in about a […]