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The town hall came three days after the University announced the implementation of new health and safety restrictions in response to a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases among students. Those restrictions took effect Tuesday evening and will remain in place through Feb. 26, when UVA leaders will re-evaluate them based on case numbers and other data at that time. Friday’s discussion focused on the data and concerns that spurred that decision, as well as questions about violations of public health protocols, distribution of cases and plans for the semester going forward. You can view a full recording of the discussion ....
At the start of the meeting, Ryan explained that the decision to allow students to return to Grounds – given the high number of cases locally and nationally – wasn’t taken lightly. He said it was only made after many conversations with medical and public health experts. “The first [reason] is that we have learned a lot from the first semester and feel like we’re in a much stronger position to respond and to contain the virus – in part because of our testing capacity, in part because we have experience now in getting students into isolation and quarantine spaces quickly,” he said. “In essence, we have a little bit of a playbook this semester, which will help. ....