CASPER, Wyo. (AP) - The University of Wyoming board of trustees has approved a motion to ask the governor for $79 million in federal coronavirus relief aid to pay for testing, upgrades and technology intended to make the campus safer.
Board president Neil Theobald said campus committees are discussing plans to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and manage potential cases as the school considers opening for the upcoming academic year, Wyoming Public Radio reported.
Those plans include social distancing, testing the campus community every two weeks, and providing baseline and game day testing for student athletes and their opponents, Theobald said.
“Single rooms in the residence halls, bringing Crane Hill back on-line, how we set up the classrooms, how we set up passing in the hallway, how do we make sure the workplace is safe?” he said.
Some solutions include smaller classes, cleaning classrooms after every class and limiting gatherings in research and common areas, officials said.
For most people, the new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough that clear up in two to three weeks. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia and death.
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