Preparing to open August 24
Curbing COVID-19 cases at UArizona Frat and Sorority Houses on campus
Rules for fraternities and sororities on campus at UArizona to curb COVID-19
Preparing to open August 24
MEANTIME -- THE U-OF-A IS SETTO OPEN -- IN A LITTLE OVERTWO WEEKS.
THE UNIVERSITYPRESIDENT PREDICTS -- MORETHAN 2-HUNDRED STUDENTS WILLTEST POSITIVE FOR COVID 19 --AS SOON AS THEY ARRIVE.
THEUNIVERSITY SAYS IT HASQUARANTINE SPACE READY TO GO-- AND THE DATA IT'S USING TOTRACK COVID CASES WILL HELPDEVELOP A VACCINE.
9 ON YOURSIDE'S CRAIG SMITH REPORTS.UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA'SPRESIDENT SAYS THE SCHOOL IS ONTRACK TO OPEN AUGUST24TH---AND IT'S EXPECTINGABOUT FIVE THOUSAND STUDENTSTO CHECK INTO DORMS. 27:20 WEKNOW THAT PROBABLY 200 250 AREGOING TO TEST POSITIVE ANDWE'RE GOING TO ISOLATE THEM.THEY'RE ALL ASYMPTOMATIC.
ANDWE'RE GOING TO TAKE THEM OUTOF THE POPULATION AND HAVETHEM ISOLATED.
27:35 RUNS:15DOCTOR ROBBINS SAYS THEUNIVERSITY WILL HAVE ENOUGHSPACE TO ISOLATE ABOUT THREEHUNDRED STUDENTS.
IT HAS SETASIDE SPACE IN THREE OF ITS 23DORMS: BABCOCK, COCONINO ANDKAIBAB-HUACHUCA.
THEUNIVERSITY COULD BOOK HOTELSPACE IF THE NEED EXCEEDSTHAT.
HE SAYS EXTENSIVETESTING IS THE KEY TO A SAFERE- OPENING WITH A COMBINATIONOF IN- PERSON AND REMOTETEACHING AND THAT U OF A'STEST PROGRAM, PARTICULARLYANTIBODY TESTS U OF ADEVELOPED COULD HELP CREATECORONAVIRUS VACCINES.
37:05"THE VACCINE COMPANIES REALLYWANT TO PARTNER WITH USBECAUSE WE HAVE THIS DATA.
SOI THINK WE'RE, WE'RE IN ACTIVEDISCUSSIONS WITH A LOT OF THEMAJOR MANUFACTURERS OFPOTENTIAL VACCINES AND WEWOULD NOT BE IN THIS POSITIONAT THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONAHAD OUR INCREDIBLE FACULTY NOTDONE ALL THIS WORK.
37:25RUNS:20 SOME FACULTY MEMBERSWORRY U OF A IS RE-OPENING TOOSOON TO BE SAFE.
DOCTORROBBINS SAYS FACULTY CAN WORKOUT ALTERNATIVE ARRANGEMENTSOR IF THEY STILL FEEL AT RISKTHEY CAN TAKE A LEAVE OFABSENCE AND THEIR JOBS WILL BEHELD FOR THEM.
AS FOR FACULTYPLANNING TO PRESS THEIRCONCERNS BY FORMING A UNION,ROBBINS SAYS IF THEY FORM AUNION, HE'LL SUPPORT IT.
CRAIGSMITH, KGUN9 ON YOUR SIDEAS SCHOOLS FIGURE OUT HOW TO
Rules for fraternities and sororities on campus at UArizona to curb COVID-19
University of Arizona officials created quarantine dorms to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 on campus.