Students who didn’t get tested for Covid-19 prior to returning to UNCW were asked to report to the Burney Center, where a long line had formed Tuesday of students seeking rapid tests. (Port City Daily/Preston Lennon)
WILMINGTON Hundreds of students waited outside the UNCW Burney Center Tuesday, wrapped in a line that spanned multiple blocks. They were all on standby for a Covid-19 rapid test that would allow them to move into residence halls and attend on-campus classes.
In a parking lot on the edge of campus, other students with negative Covid-19 test results already in tow were ferried through a checkpoint. After showing printed test results to staff, the students were given a green wristband to wear until Jan. 22 that verifies they tested negative for the virus.