It’s clear that most schools are taking no chances with COVID, but it also looks like they’re overreacting in many cases.
Newsmax reports:
NYU Cancels Nonessential Events Due to Surge in COVID-19 CasesNew York University on Wednesday canceled nonessential events following an uptick in COVID-19 cases, the school announced in a memo to the entire university.Other colleges in the U.S. have also made changes over the last week due to a significant rise in cases over the fast-spreading omicron variant. Princeton University and Cornell on Wednesday said they were shifting all undergraduate final exams to a remote format and canceled or postponed all indoor gatherings where face coverings can’t be worn.”The continuous review of the data from our COVID-19 testing program has indicated a considerable acceleration in the rate of new cases in our community,” NYU’s provost, Katherine Fleming, Executive Vice President Martin Dorph, and COVID-19 Prevention & Response Team executive lead Dr. Carlo Ciotoli, wrote in the memo.”It’s not a cause for alarm, but it is a cause for concern, caution, and appropriate actions.””Our foremost priority is the health and well-being of NYU community members.
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