DxE protests Cal Dining factory farm suppliers outside Crossroads
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UC Berkeley mandates self-sequester period following spring break
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Cal COVID-19 cases since April 2020, when the first case was recorded at the campus. Photo: UC Berkeley COVID-19 dashboard
Update, 2/18: The lockdown at Cal dorms was lifted on Tuesday morning due to declining cases. Students who are under quarantine or isolation at the Foothill dorm due to COVID-19 exposure will have to complete their quarantine period and receive additional guidance from university health services.
Original story: About 2,000 Cal students living in campus housing will remain under a self-sequester period as the city and Cal try to “flatten the curve” following a large surge of COVID-19 cases among undergraduates, but they are allowed to exercise outside again as of Friday.
Students, UC Berkeley must respond swiftly, responsibly to largest COVID-19 outbreak to date
CAMPUS AFFAIRS: A sharp uptick in cases last week reveals flawed student decisions, campus plans
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Just a couple of weeks ago, it appeared UC Berkeley might escape the COVID-19 pandemic relatively unscathed compared to other college campuses.
But a dramatic spike in cases last week a whopping 151 positive tests in the span of just five days, almost one-quarter of all positive tests reported on campus since August has proved otherwise. To make matters worse, two students tested positive Thursday for the potentially more dangerous coronavirus variant first identified in the U.K.