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COVID-19: University Puts 13,000 Students On Lock-Down Following 'Massive' Frat Party COVID-19: University Puts 13,000 Students On Lock-Down Following 'Massive' Frat Party
Covid-19: University Puts 13,000 Students On Lock-Down Following 'Massive' Frat Party More than 13,000 students will be in self-sequester for the next two weeks following an outbreak of COVID-19 at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. As of Sunday, Feb. 7, the UMass Amherst campus had 398 active COVID-19 cases - nearly 300 of which were reported, Feb. 2-4.  On Sunday, UMass Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy sent a campus-wide email announcing the self-lockdown. He said that the flagship is now considered “high risk” for the spread of COVID-19 and that the rise in infections is likely due to undergrads. “Contract tracing indicates that transmission of the virus is especi…

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by Kristin Palpini
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COVID-19: Springfield Hits 'Pause' On Student Sports Games, Practices COVID-19: Springfield Hits 'Pause' On Student Sports Games, Practices
Covid-19: Springfield Hits 'Pause' On Student Sports Games, Practices Due to health concerns, the Springfield Public School District is putting a “pause” on all athletics events and practices for fall sports. School officials said they are putting a two-week pause on sports because a student-athlete has tested positive for COVID-19. “This action is taken out of an abundance of caution to help mitigate the community spread of the coronavirus as the city of Springfield is listed as a ‘red’ high-risk community,” the Springfield School District said in a community letter posted Thursday, Oct. 15. In addition to the temporary halt, the student-athlete and th…

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by Kristin Palpini