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Tuesday, February 16, 2021

Unlocked

From SFGATE: The lockdown order at UC Berkeley was lifted as of midnight on Tuesday ending a 'self-sequester' for residence hall students that initially began on Feb. 1. The order that affected about 2,000 people living in UC Berkeley dorms, permitted students "to leave their room only for medical care, food, mandatory testing and in an emergency," according to the Daily Cal.

The lockdown began due to a January surge on campus that saw  more than 400 people, mostly students, contract coronavirus. But on Monday, students received notice in a bulletin that began: "We are writing today to share some good news: the number of COVID-19 cases within campus residents have continued their downward trend, which means that we can lift the general self-sequester for residential hall students by 11:59 p.m. tonight." ...

Full story at https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/UC-Berkeley-lifts-lockdown-students-can-leave-15953787.php

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