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The University of Minnesota and Minnesota State public college systems are bringing back mask mandates just weeks before the start of the fall semester to help protect their campuses from the surging delta variant of the virus that causes COVID-19.
The U announced Monday that all students, employees and visitors at its five campuses will be required to wear masks indoors starting Tuesday, regardless of their vaccination status. Last week, Minnesota State Chancellor Devinder Malhotra told presidents of the system's 37 colleges and universities they should reinstate indoor mask mandates if they are located in counties with high virus transmission.