MSU will lift enhance physical distancing directive in phases
Spartan Stadium has converted into a COVID-19 testing facility to allow students living on or near campus to get tested. The entrance to the testing center is located at Gate B. Shot on Sept. 23, 2020. —
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The State News
Michigan State University will lift its enhanced physical distancing directive in phases, according to an email sent Friday.
The directive came Jan. 30 following a rapid increase in the COVID-19 positivity rate since students returned to campus for the spring semester. It is set to last through 11:59 p.m. Feb. 13.
Between the weeks of Jan. 18 and Jan. 25, cases increased from 115 per week to 205 cases per week associated with the university. In the week of Feb. 1, this number has fallen down to 99. Though the numbers have begun to fall, the email states they have not yet reached a level deemed safe to fully lift the enhanced directive.