University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was forced to shift undergraduate instruction entirely online, as 177 students tested positive for COVID-19 during its first week of in-person classes.
UNC-Chapel Hill’s chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz and provost Robert Blouin announced the change Monday, noting that the university’s facilities have been operating at a reduced capacity over the past week, with residence halls at less than 60 percent capacity and less than 30 percent of total classroom seats for in-person learning. Students also had to agree to wear face masks, wash their hands, and practice physical distancing to prevent the spread of infection, before returning to campus.
