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UW-Madison Restricts Student Movement Amid Coronavirus Spike

Associated Press

   MILWAUKEE - The chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on
   Monday canceled all in-person social events and ordered undergraduate
   students to restrict their movements for the next two weeks in an
   effort to slow the spread of COVID-19.

   The order from Chancellor Rebecca Blank comes as the number of
   coronavirus cases among students has continued to rise. Among the
   restrictions, from now through Sept. 21, all student gyms and
   recreational facilities will be closed, dining halls will offer
   carry-out only and visitors will not be allowed in dorms.

   Blank also warned that the campus might shut down if the situation gets
   worse.

   "We've reached the point where we need to quickly flatten the curve of
   infection, or we will lose the opportunity to have campus open to
   students this semester, which we know many students truly want," Blank
   said.

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