вЂњIt is not fair that you will be the ones to fix a situation you did not cause.

And for our freshmen, opening your college experience with the same isolation that ended your high school career is intensely disappointing,вЂќ the university said. Being together with friends is a big part of why you chose to come back. вЂњWe need you to strictly avoid social gatherings under any circumstances for these two weeks. Wednesday, all undergraduate students will be expected to limit in-person interactions to вЂњonly the most essential activitiesвЂќ вЂ“ such as taking twice-weekly COVID-19 tests as required for everyone on campus, attending class, buying groceries and food, going to work, engaging in individual outdoor activity, attending religious services, and seeking medical attention. With that in mind, for the next two weeks starting at 5 p.m. The university added that the damage done by the students who behaved irresponsibly can be reversed вЂ“ but it must be done quickly and it will require action on the part of students. вЂњStudents who continue to violate our safety policies, who fail to comply with directions from our public health officials and who engage in unsafe activities that risk spreading the virus will be asked to leave this university,вЂќ the letter said. In a letter, U of I said studentsвЂ™ poor choices had led to a rapid increase in the number of positive COVID-19 cases, and said for two weeks вЂ“ beginning now вЂ“ the university will be вЂњintensifying our efforts to identify and swiftly remove those individuals who have created this unacceptable risk for our campus and community and who have undermined your hard work to stay together.

READ MORE: Chicago Radio Sportscaster Les Grobstein Dead At 69 Students have been ordered to avoid social gatherings for the next two weeks and have been warned that there will be consequences for conduct that could spread the virus. (CBS) - The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on Wednesday warned the student body that irresponsible behavior has caused a number of COVID-19 cases within the undergraduate student body and is running the risk of jeopardizing in-person learning.

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