University of Chicago's Booth School of Business Switches to E-Learning After COVID-19 Cases | University of Chicago - NBC Chicago

The cases were reported after numerous MBA students participated in an off-campus gathering, school officials said by UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO.

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Officials at the University of Chicago announced Wednesday that all classes in its Booth School of Business will transition to remote learning for at least the next two weeks after multiple students tested positive for coronavirus after attending an off-campus gathering.

According to an email sent out by the school, a large group of full-time MBA students at the business school gathered off-campus on Chicago’s North Side. Many in attendance did not wear masks, and in the time since the gathering, multiple students have tested positive for COVID-19...

“We ask everyone on campus to once again review the terms of the UChicago Health Pact and to uphold its principles,” officials said in an email to students and faculty. “It takes only one incident like this to put many others at risk.”

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Source: NBC Chicago