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On Wednesday, Jan. 6, ASUCR held their first meeting of winter quarter where they reviewed the election timeline for the year. This year, the timeline was modified to reflect the university’s announcement that spring quarter would be held entirely remotely, marking one whole year of remote learning.
The announcement came in the form of a campus-wide email sent on Tuesday, Jan. 5 citing the third wave of the pandemic that has hit California and has caused Riverside County to regress into the purple tier of California’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy. The city has been under a regional stay at home order since Dec. 7 and has had very limited ICU capacity. “To help all members of our community plan ahead and prepare, we are announcing the continuation of remote instruction through spring quarter,” says the email, adding that the same policies and procedures adopted for fall and winter will likewise apply to spring.
UC Berkeley students express concerns with COVID-19 testing charges
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According to the University Health Services, or UHS, website, the $70 charge that is applied to symptomatic testing conducted through UHS at the Tang Center will either be reimbursed in full by health insurance or covered by the Student Health Insurance Plan.
UC Berkeley students took to Twitter on Tuesday to express frustration with the $70 charge that has been implemented for symptomatic COVID-19 testing through campus’ University Health Services, or UHS.
As opposed to the surveillance testing required of all students residing in campus dormitories, symptomatic testing at the Tang Center is reserved for those who have come in close contact with a positive COVID-19 case or who have exhibited symptoms, said Tami Cate, UHS spokesperson, in an email.