As uncertainty about the spread of COVID-19 continues, the biggest university system in the United States decided this week to make fall term classes virtual, one of the first to do so, amid fears of a second wave of infections in the month ahead.
FILE PHOTO: San Diego State University campus is shown after the 23 Campuses of California State University system announced the fall 2020 semester will be online, affecting hundreds of thousands of students, during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease in San Diego, California, U.S., May 13, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake
“This is a decision that the chancellor and the campus presidents arrived at that we feel is in the best interests of our students and our employees.” Efforts to stem the spread of the disease have shut schools and businesses nationwide, severely disrupted travel and devastated the economy. Top U.S. infectious diseases expert Dr. Anthony Fauci has warned that a second wave of infections is a near certainty in the fall, which helped influence Cal State’s decision, according to the chancellor’s statement earlier this week.
“Here at home, the only thing I’ve really found that lets me have any kind of social interaction is video games,” Barr said.
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