The university announced Monday the cancellation of student classes for students after about 130 positive tests in the first week of the semester.
Students on campus were generally washing hands, practicing social distance and wearing masks to prevent the spread, Guskiewicz said.
But student body president Reeves Moseley told CNN Tuesday, “Students were not necessarily social distance and maintained community standards.”
Distance learning only begins Wednesday, and officials plan to “deepen” living rooms, Guskiewicz said.
Most students in dorms would find another place to live before the fall, the university said.
Sport will continue
Still, sports will be played this fall, university officials said.
“We still expect to play this fall, and we will continue to evaluate the situation in coordination with the University, the ACC, state and local officials, and health officials,” the athletics department said in a statement.
“The health and safety of our student-athletes, coaches and staff, and community remains our priority,” it said.
Athletes will continue to follow lessons online and can participate in workouts while following safety protocols, it added.
UNC is a member of the Atlantic Coastal Conference, which has announced plans to begin its football and other fall sports seasons the week of September 7th.
However, Moseley asked how the school can say that it is safe to play sports if it is not safe to attend class.
“How will ACC be able to make a decision to bring people into these communities who are already seeing a rise in cases?” he said.
The positivity rates of school is great
The school has just a 5.5% capacity for students on campus who need a quarantine, the tracking dashboard shows. Of the 73 rooms available Monday afternoon, only four were available to students.
Most had mild symptoms, Guskiewicz and Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Robert A. Blouin said in a letter to the community.
On Sunday, UNC announced a fourth cluster of Covid-19 cases on campus, defined as five or more cases in the neighborhood. Two clusters were identified at residential halls, one as at a private apartment complex containing some students, and another was among members of a fraternity.
Two universities in Oklahoma have also seen a significant number of cases.
CNN’s Alex Medeiros, Aleks Klosok and Artemis Moshtaghian contributed to this report.
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