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.

The retailer has a Boston location open through mid-September at 220 Newbury St., about a block away from the Copley MBTA Green Line station.