The UUtah issues new on-campus COVID-19 protocols
While acknowledging the illness associated with the omicron variant is"not as severe," university officials understand it is now highly transmissible and leading to more people getting sick.
Along with having to be fully vaccinated with a booster when eligible, those on campus will now have to be tested weekly for COVID, even if they are asymptomatic.The university now has eight self-serve testing locations on campus, allowing anyone with a school identification card to pick up an asymptomatic testing kit for free.
Over the past two days, Utah has reported over 16,000 new COVID-19 cases, smashing previous records set in 2020.
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