All team members — including student-athletes, coaches and team staff – must immediately isolate and quarantine until Feb. 7. Author: Amy McNeel (WZZM13) Updated: 9:31 AM EST January 24, 2021 ANN ARBOR, Mich — Athletics at the University of Michigan (U-M) will be suspended for two weeks following positive cases of the new, highly-contagious COVID-19 variant. The suspension immediately pauses all athletic activities, including games and team and individual training sessions. On Saturday, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) announced that the COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7 was identified in specimens from two adult women associated with U-M. Previously, the university had three identified cases of the variant.