"The University of Alabama (UA) in the US has reported hundreds of cases of the virus since classes resumed last week.
A total of 566 cases have been identified among students and staff since 19 August, university officials say.
“Our challenge is not the students,” local media quoted UA president Stuart Bell as saying
on Monday.“Our challenge is the virus and there’s a difference, folks. What we have to do is identify where does the virus thrive and where does the virus spread and how can we work together with our students, with our faculty and with our staff to make sure that we minimise those places, those incidents."
He added that the university was trying to add to the 450 beds it already had in place for students to quarantine after either testing positive or being exposed to the virus.
More than 20,000 students returned to the university, where in-person classes are held, in the past week for the first time since spring break in March.
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A total of 566 cases have been identified among students and staff since 19 August, university officials say.
“Our challenge is not the students,” local media quoted UA president Stuart Bell as saying
on Monday.“Our challenge is the virus and there’s a difference, folks. What we have to do is identify where does the virus thrive and where does the virus spread and how can we work together with our students, with our faculty and with our staff to make sure that we minimise those places, those incidents."
He added that the university was trying to add to the 450 beds it already had in place for students to quarantine after either testing positive or being exposed to the virus.
More than 20,000 students returned to the university, where in-person classes are held, in the past week for the first time since spring break in March.
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-53802218