In a letter to the campus community Sunday, Amherst Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy wrote the designation would last a minimum of two weeks, and all students must remain in their residences unless they’re getting food, a twice-weekly COVID-19 test or going to a medical appointment.
Boston University experienced a spike in the on-campus positive test rate for COVID-19, as students, faculty and staff prepare for their return to campus after the holidays.
Travelers from Hawaii are the only ones remaining who can enter Massachusetts without a mandatory 14-day quarantine or a negative test result within 72 hours before arrival.
