University of Michigan in Ann Arbor issues stay-home recommendation due to COVID-19 variant David Jesse and Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press
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All students on the University of Michigan s Ann Arbor campus are being told to stay home, except for a handful of in-person classes, for the next two weeks. The school asked students to limit their time outside their residence following a recommendation from the county health department.
It comes days after the university s athletic department suspended all operations for 14 days to try to slow the spread of a variant strain of the coronavirus.
University of Michigan Students Under Stay-at-Home Order
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Health officials in Washtenaw County recommended Wednesday that all students on or near the University of Michigan s Ann Arbor campus remain at home for two weeks to help slow the spread of COVID-19 including the more easily transmitted variant that led to a shutdown of the university s sports programs last weekend.
Since the start of the winter term, the university has identified 175 COVID-19 cases among students, including 14 of the B.1.1.7 variant that was first identified in Britain.
“We are very concerned about the potential for this variant to spread quickly,” said Jimena Loveluck, the county s health officer. “We are working closely with the university to take coordinated steps to control the current outbreak and understand the situation more fully.”
The stay in place recommendation goes through Feb. 7, 2021.
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University of Michigan s Ann Arbor campus photographed in the winter. Photo courtesy of U of M Facebook. Author: 13 ON YOUR SIDE Staff Published: 4:29 PM EST January 27, 2021 Updated: 4:29 PM EST January 27, 2021
ANN ARBOR, Mich. Wednesday, the University of Michigan and the Washtenaw County Health Department issued a stay in place recommendation for all students living on or near campus.
The recommendation urges all U–M Ann Arbor undergraduate, graduate and professional students enrolled in Winter 2021 to remain in their homes through Feb. 7, 2021.
Under the county recommendations, U-M Ann Arbor students may leave their residences to attend in-person classes, instructional labs, or other essential educational activities, including research. They may also leave to work or to obtain food, medicine, medical care, COVID-19 testing, vacci
All students on the University of Michigan s Ann Arbor campus are being told to stay home, except for a handful of in-person classes, for the next two weeks. The school asked students to limit their time outside their residence following a recommendation from the county health department.
It comes days after the university s athletic department suspended all operations for 14 days to try to slow the spread of a variant strain of the coronavirus.
“We are very concerned about the potential for this variant to spread quickly,” Jimena Loveluck, health officer for Washtenaw County, said in a news release. “We are working closely with the university to take coordinated steps to control the current outbreak and understand the situation more fully. This stay-in-place recommendation will help us reduce the impact of the variant and COVID-19 in general as we investigate.”
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Michigan has now confirmed 17 cases of the COVID-19 variant known as B.1.1.7 in both Washtenaw and Wayne counties, state officials said Monday.
“There are now at least 13 variant cases that are confirmed in Washtenaw County, and now we know of at least four in Wayne County,” Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, the state’s chief medical officer, said at a press briefing.