UNC To Follow County Guidance When Dropping Mask Mandate
UNC leadership announced in a school-wide message it will follow Orange County Health Department leadership on indoor mask mandates.
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UNC leadership announced in a school-wide message it will follow Orange County Health Department leadership on indoor mask mandates.
"Over the next two weeks, faculty who have not already done so should resume the mode of instruction that was advertised at the time of student registration (in-person instruction in most cases). While we expect all classes to resume regular in-person sessions, deans and department chairs should continue to offer flexibility to their faculty based on their individual circumstances and faculty members should continue to be flexible with their students."
In the wake of the highly contagious omicron variant, some people are choosing to make a switch from cloth masks to an N95 mask.
As of January 10, the Carolina Together COVID-19 dashboard showed more than 1,000 cases of COVID-19 in the campus community.
UNC begins its fall semester January 10 and for some it's set to be their fourth COVID-19 disrupted semester.