Health officials push importance of testing after COVID variant outbreak at University of Michigan
‘It’s a bummer,’ student says of sports hiatus, ‘but it’s definitely the right thing to do.’
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Five cases of the highly-contagious variant B.1.1.7 are linked to the university’s athletics department.
School officials said they are doing everything they can to prevent the spread after one student tested positive.
Some students at the University aren’t too thrilled at the fact that sports have been suspended due to the new variant of coronavirus.
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“It’s definitely a bummer,” said student Christie Gillies. “The variant is in our county, so it’s definitely the right thing to do. As president Schlissel was saying, if it’s in this county, then it’s definitely at our school. It’s just a matter of time.”