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University of Arizona plans to resume in-person classes this fall

Statement from the University President:

"We have launched antibody testing for the county and will soon begin antibody testing 250,000 health care workers and first responders for the state of Arizona in partnership with the Governor’s Office. Next, we will test our own students, faculty and staff. We are expanding our diagnostic testing capability for COVID-19 infection. In short, we are working with local and national experts to create best-in-class strategies to reopen the campus.

"Our plan is to Test, Trace and Treat to present our campus community a flexible and adaptive teaching and learning environment."

And from a news report:

The university also will encourage face masks and likely hold off on large gatherings, he said. And faculty, staff and students who are older or have underlying conditions that place them at higher risk of infection may stay home and teach or attend classes remotely.

Robbins said the university will follow the plan of “test, trace, treat” to make the campus as safe as possible, providing frequent diagnostic and antibody testing. The school will quarantine sick students in single-occupancy dorms for two weeks and track down others they might have infected.

(Thanks to Robert McGarvey for the pointer.)

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