COVID tests the key to UArizona dorms

Students must test negative to move into dorms

IT'S AN UNUSUAL MOVE-IN DAYFOR DORMS AT THE UNIVERSITY OFARIZONA.

AS 9 ON YOUR SIDE'SCRAIG SMITH REPORTS COVID-19ADDED A VERY SPECIALREQUIREMENT BEFORE YOU GETYOUR ROOM KEY.THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF HIGHSTAKES EVENTS HERE AT MCKALEBUT THIS ONE IS DIFFERENT.STUDENTS ARE BEING ASKED TOBEAR DOWN, MASK UP, BUT MOVETHAT MASK ASIDE TO RUN A SWABUP YOUR NOSE FOR A TEST THATDECIDES WHETHER YOU CAN CHECKINTO YOUR DORM." 35:48 THEREWAS NOT A HUGE SURGE AT THETEST STATIONS, THE UNIVERSITYONLY EXPECTED ABOUT 315STUDENTS TO CHECK IN ON THISDAY A LITTLE LESS THAN TWOWEEKS BEFORE CLASSES BEGIN.RESULTS COME BACK IN ABOUT TWOHOURS.

TEST CLEAR AND YOU MOVETO YOUR DORM.

TEST POSITIVEAND HEAD TO A DIFFERENT DORMSET ASIDE FOR TEN DAYS OFISOLATION.

DOMENEC SCOTT ANDHIS FAMILY WERE OUTSIDE HISDORM, STAYING OUT OF THE HEAT,WAITING FOR THE TEXT MESSAGETO CLEAR HIS WAY IN.

20:06 "IGUESS IT IS A BIG SUSPENSEBUT, I MEAN, I'M OKAY.

I KNOWI'M OKAY SO YEAH IT IS ALITTLE BIT OF SUSPENSE WHEREYOU WAIT LIKE TWO HOURS SO&"20:18 BUT HE SAYS HEAPPRECIATES THAT U OF A ISLOOKING OUT FOR HIS SAFETY.HIS MOTHER APPRECIATES THATTOO AND SAYS SHE'S CONFIDENTHE'LL KEEP UP WITH VIRUSPRECAUTIONS.

22:57 HE HAS ASTRONG HEAD ON HIS SHOULDER,AND WE'VE HAD MANY A TALK WITHMORE TO GO SO I'M BELIEVINGTHAT HIS MIND IS FOCUSED ANDHE KNOWS THAT IT'S ANINVESTMENT, NOT JUST WITHINHIMSELF BUT OTHERS HAVEINVESTED IN THIS SO I'MBELIEVING HE'S GOING TO GO ALLTHE WAY." 23:16 BOB HENRY SAYSHE THINKS IT MAKES SENSE TOSCREEN AND SEPARATE ANYSTUDENT WHO TESTS POSITIVE FORTHE VIRUS 13:40 YOU HAVE TOMOVE FORWARD IN LIFE ANDYOU'RE YOUNG AND HEALTHY.17-18 YEAR OLD MAN.

YOU HAVETO DECIDE FOR YOURSELF IF YOUWANT TO TAKE THE RISK OF BEINGAROUND PEOPLE WEAR PROTECTIVEMASK AND JUST BEING SENSIBLEABOUT DISTANCING FOR EACH OFUS.

" 13:59 HIS SON COLIN HASRECEIVED HIS ALL- CLEAR AND ISREADY TO ROLL INTO A NEW LIFEON CAMPUS.

CRAIG SMITH, KGUN9ON YOUR SIDETHE UNIVERSITY SAYS AS OF MID-AFTERNOON ABOUT 560 STUDENTSTOOK COVID SCREENING TESTSTODAY.

THAT NUMBER COMBINESSTUDENTS HEADED FOR DORMS WITHSTUDENTS LIVING OFF-CAMPUSTAKING ADVANTAGE OF THEUNIVERSITY TESTING PROGRAM.

OFTHOSE TESTED, ONE TESTEDPOSITIVE AND WAS DIVERTED TOAN ISOLATION DORM.

U OF AEXPECTS MORE STUDENTS TO TESTTHROUGH THE END OF THE DA