UArizona plans to test all students and employees for coronavirus, plans safe return to school

For the past 18 weeks, the University of Arizona has been planning a safe return for students and employees.

STUDENTS WILL BE LIVING ONCAMPUS AT THE UNIVERSITY OFARIZONA WITH MOVE INSTARTING TOMORROW FOR RESIDENTASSISTANTS.

BUT EVERYTHINGTHEY ONCE KNEW ABOUT CAMPUSLIFE IS ABOUT TO CHANGE.CHRISTOPHER KOPACH / ASSISTANTVP OF FACILITY MANAGEMENT ATUARIZONA WE WILL BE TESTINGEVERY STUDENT BEFORE THEY MOVEINTO THE DORMS. ASSISTANT VICEPRESIDENT OF FACILITYMANAGEMENT CHRISTOPHER KOPACHSAYS THEY PLAN ON TESTINGEVERY STUDENT AND FACULTYMEMBER FOR COVID-19 WITHRESULTS COMING BACK IN ANHOUR.

IF A STUDENT LIVING ONCAMPUS TESTS POSITIVE THEYWILL BE IN AN ISOLATED DORMFOR 14 DAYS WITH FOOD WIFIAND HEALTH CARE PROVIDED TOTHEM.

BUT KOPACH SAYSSTAYING HEALTHY STARTS WITHEACH STUDENT.

CHRISTOPHERKOPACH / ASSISTANT VP OFFACILITY MANAGEMENT ATUARIZONA WE GOTTA WEAR THEMASK.

THE WILDCAT PLEDGE.

WEMAKE SURE WE WEAR THE MASK.

WEWANT TO TAKE CARE OF OURWILDCAT COMMUNITY.

MAKING SUREWE ARE PHYSICAL DISTANCING,WASHING YOUR HANDS, ALL THEGOOD PRACTICES THE CDCRECOMMENDS.

HE SAYS THEUNIVERSITY HAS 100,000 MASKSTO BE GIVEN TO EVERY STUDENTAND EMPLOYEE.

THE STUDENTUNION WILL HAVE DINE IN ONLY(IN THE BALLROOM WITH DISTANCETABLES IN PLACE.

THERE WILLALSO HAVE 5,000 BOTTLES OFCOVID-19 KILLING DISINFECTAROUND CAMPUS 6 FOOTDISTANCE REQUIRED 50%CAPACITY IN CLASSROOMS.CHRISTOPHER KOPACH / ASSISTANTVP OF FACILITY MANAGEMENT ATUARIZONA WE REALLY WANT TOJUST MAKE SURE ALL OF US AREBEING COMPASSIONATE, CARINGAND THAT WE'RE WEARING THEMASK SO WE CAN GO AHEAD ANDBEAT THIS COVID, ANDEVENTUALLY WE WILL.

WE WILLGET THROUGH THIS, BUT WE WILLGET THROUGH IT TOGETHER AS AWILDCAT FAMILY.

ON CAMREPORTER HE SAYS THEUNIVERSITY IS DEPENDING ONSTUDENTS TO ACT RESPONSIBLY TOSTOP THE SPREAD.

CAMPUS ISPLANNING ON OPENING ON AUGUST24TH.

VV KGUN9 OYS.GOOD NEWS FOR COLLEGE FOOTBALLFANS.

THE U-OF-A IS NOWBRINING STUDENT ATHLETES BACKTO CAMPUS STARTING MONDAY.

INA STATMENT -- THE UNIVERSITYSAYS THERE HAVE BEEN NOPOSITIVE COVID-19 TESTS THEPAST TWO WEEKS.

THIS AFTERTHREE EARLIER POSITIVE CASES.THE FIRST STUDENT ATHLETES TORETURN --WHO ARE NOT ALREADYON CAMPUS -- WILL BE FRESHMEN.FAMILIES OF THOSE HEADING TOGRADE SCHOOL ARE ALSO FACI