Notre Dame to move classes online for 2 weeks
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WISH) — University of Notre Dame announced Tuesday it will move from in-person classes to online ones for the next two weeks due to an increase of COVID-19 cases, said the Rev. John I. Jenkins, the college’s president.
The university has seen 147 confirmed positive cases since classes resumed Aug. 10. Notre Dame said 927 people have been tested and all but one case was a student.
Notre Dame also said off-campus students shouldn’t come onto campus and on-campus students should not leave campus.
All gatherings on and off campus will be restricted to 10 or less people.
Varsity sports teams will still be allowed to gather and will continued to be monitored using established coronavirus protocols.
Jenkins said in an online address to students, “We believe we can take steps short of sending students home for remote instruction, at least for the time being, while still protecting the health and safety of the campus community.”
Most cases were students living off-campus and are linked to off-campus gathering where masks weren’t worn and social distancing wasn’t observed, according to Notre Dame.
Michigan State University said Tuesday students should stay home and continue their education remotely.