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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hold up.

This article is absolute garbage. The numbers are intentionally misleading. For example, Uconn is listed as 112 cases.

The cases in question are actually 90 cases among healthcare workers in Farmington, CT at the Uconn Hospital. The other 22 are Uconn employees that have been exclusively teleworking and have not set foot on campus or in any Uconn facility since March.

Not a single class is a student or employee that has had physical contact with the campus. 
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Thanks for adding this context, PP.
I think another thing to consider is that even in the instances in which the numbers *do* reflect students, the students that are back on campus are largely sports teams. Meaning folks engaging in sport--in close contact without a mask. 
A "typical" college student in contrast will be able to wear a mask, and the classrooms can be set up with appropriate social distance.
I realize their might still be outbreaks, but I think the circumstances are different, so they can be limited and contained provided the colleges follow through with their stated plans of frequent testing and separate quarantine dorms for covid-positive students.
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