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In a message to the campus community Friday, UNC leaders said the university hopes to make a full return to in-person instruction in the fall.
“We are encouraged by the increasing pace of the vaccine rollout and decreasing trend in COVID-19 case counts locally,” said UNC Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz and Vice Chancellor and Provost Robert Blouin in their letter to the community. “The latest projections are that vaccines will be widely available by late spring. We continue to urge you to get vaccinated as soon as you can – having as many people vaccinated as quickly as possible is our best defense against the virus.”
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UNC, Chapel Hill Leaders Discourage Gathering Ahead of UNC-Duke Game
Ahead of the UNC – Duke basketball game on Saturday, university and Chapel Hill officials are asking the campus community to abstain from Franklin Street celebrations if the Tar Heels see another win.
The time-honored tradition of UNC basketball fans rushing Franklin Street was discouraged this year due to health risks from the COVID-19 pandemic, but previous warnings from officials did not stop hundreds of students and fans from gathering following UNC’s win over Duke in February.
Following February’s win, UNC officials were on the lookout for spikes in campus COVID-19 cases. More than 2,600 students were tested for COVID-19 on the Monday following the game – about 500 more students than the university’s seven-day average – however, only five students tested positive.
On Air Today: Dr. Amir Barzin
Dr. Amir Barzin, who leads the Carolina Together Testing Program at UNC, joins 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell to share coronavirus testing updates. He discusses the spring semester’s data compared to the fall’s, as well as why the rushing of Franklin Street appears to not have led to spikes in COVID-19 cases.