It’s worth highlighting one key aspect of how the University of Alabama is handling the massive outbreak (>1,200 new student cases in 9 days.) UA is NOT retesting students before releasing them from COVID-19 isolation back to regular dorms, classes, etc. al.com/news/2020/09/y…
UA freshman Zachary Bourg was released from isolation on Tuesday, 10 days after he tested positive for COVID-19. He was not tested and went straight back to his regular dorm (and healthy roommate.)
UA spokeswoman Monica Watts acknowledged that the university is not retesting students before they leave isolation. She said it has chosen not to do so because the CDC “no longer requires a test for clearance to return to campus activities or work.”
Meanwhile, every student in isolation who I spoke with said the university did not do any contact tracing after they were diagnosed.
Anyways, just wanted to make sure these broader questions about UA’s response to the pandemic don’t get lost in the discussion of the complaints many students have about conditions inside UA’s isolation dorms.
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