University of Virginia students can expect COVID-19 restrictions and requirements to continue when they return to Grounds from winter break, officials told the universityâs Board of Visitors on Friday.
Administrators, faculty and students were also praised to the board and by the board for efforts at helping the university make a quick move from on-Grounds to online classes in March and for limiting the spread of COVID-19 during the fall semester.
UVa President Jim Ryan told the universityâs Board of Visitors during a virtual meeting that the university saw an estimated 1,250 COVID cases between August and Thanksgiving.
He said seven staff, faculty or employees were hospitalized with virus and all fully recovered. He said no students needed hospitalization.
and it did i m sure there was some bumps and bruises. i heard one member was taken to the hospital with a concussion. there s some we obviously are having some trouble with the cell phone, but thank you, congressman. we are glad you are okay. i was just handed some additional information from the uva health system. this is outside of charlottesville. and they say at this time of train crashed, three patients have been transported to the uva medical center. two additional patients are on their way there. one patient is in critical condition. the remaining patients are still being e evaluated.
we heard there were more conversations about these vigils but you re not seeing that tonight. not tonight. there are a lot of emotions and some people are frustrated and saying more people need to be talking about this as an act of terrorism. they feel the issue of the white nationalist coming here saying they were protesting the removal of a statue. twenty people were taken from the hospital. one person died in 19 people were sent over to uva medical center. we are told nine of the people have been released. they were able to go home to their family today. five were in critical condition. today those ten in the hospital are listed in good condition. thank you very much. meanwhile, communities are coming together across the nation in washington. hundreds are gathering at vigils happening just feet apart. some people holding signs,
we heard there were more conversations about these vigils but you re not seeing that tonight. not tonight. there are a lot of emotions and some people are frustrated and saying more people need to be talking about this as an act of terrorism. they feel the issue of the white nationalist coming here saying they were protesting the removal of a statue. twenty people were taken from the hospital. one person died in 19 people were sent over to uva medical center. we are told nine of the people have been released. they were able to go home to their family today. five were in critical condition. today those ten in the hospital are listed in good condition. thank you very much. meanwhile, communities are coming together across the nation in washington. hundreds are gathering at vigils happening just feet apart. some people holding signs,
how many people were on site when this happened. one woman was confirmed to be killed after this and we know that others were taken to the uva medical center. they confirmed 20 patients are being treated and their conditions are all varying. we know this horrific scene unfolded at the unite the right rally supported by white nationalists on the scene who got in these violent clashes with counterprotesters who showed up to express a different point of view. new york times reporter joining us now from charlottesville on the ground covering this story. cheryl, what can you tell us about what you witnessed on the ground today and was it just tension in almost a powder keg of anxiety or energy surrounding these differing groups? reporter: it was very chaotic here in charlottesville. i have to say, i went to school here. i m a university of virginia