UW-Madison shifts all classes online for 2 weeks, quarantines 2 dorms

Against the pressure of rising COVID-19 cases on campus, the UW-Madison has made the decision Wednesday night to shift all classes online for at least two weeks as well as quarantine two dormitories.

ABOUT TWO-WEEKS INTO THESCHOOL YEAR AND UW MADISON ISALREADY PAUSING ALL IN-PERSONCLASSES FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.MORE THAN ONE-THOUSANDSTUDENTS HAVE TESTED POSTIVEFOR COVID-19 THERE.OUR RYANJENKINS SHOWS US HOWUNIVERSITY LEADERS ARESTEPPING UP PRECAUTIONS.(RYAN ON CAM)WE KNOW A LOT OFFAMILIES ACROSS OUR AREA HAVESTUDENTS AT U-W MADISON SOHERE'S WHAT WE KNOW:STARTINGTODAY -- ALL INSTRUCTION WILLSHIFT ONLINE UNTIL SEPTEMBER25TH.AND STUDENTS WHO LIVE INTWO OF THE DORMS ARE NOW BEINGQUARANTINED.

(VO)THELIBRARIES, STUDENT UNION, ANDGYMS HAVE ALL BEEN CLOSED ONCAMPUS IN MADISON .... THEDINING HALLS ARE CARRY-OUTONLY.EXPLAINING THAT DECISION-- THE CHANNCELOR RELEASING ASTATEMENT JUST LAST NIGHTSAYING QUOTE-- ""OUR POSITIVETEST RATE AMONG STUDENTSCONTINUES TO RISE FAR TOORAPIDLY.

IT HAS BEEN 20PERCENT OR GREATER FOR THEPAST TWO DAYS." -- END QUOTE.STUDENTS HAVE BEEN TOLD áNOTTO MOVE HOME, INSTEAD THEY'REASKED TO STAY ON CAMPUS ANDGET TESTED.MEANWHILE -- THEDANE COUNTY EXECUTIVE SENDINGA LETTER ... ASKING THEUNIVERSITY TO CLOSE DOWN DORMSAND SEND STUDENTS HOME.STUDENTS, OF COURSE, AREFEELING THE PRESSUE TO STAYSAFE AS WELL.(SOTS -- PULLEDFROM 10P PKG -- MOS NO CGs)"it's a lot of pressure to staysafe and apart from people.""none of these kids came tosit in their dorms -- weshouldn't expect them to.

Ourpolicies should reflect howpeople are actually going tobehave and how we want them tobehave."(RYAN ON CAM)AND THESPREAD OF THE CORONAVIRUS IS ACONCERN AT CAMPUSES STATEWIDE.AT UW-MILWAUKEE -- JUST FOURSTUDENTS HAVE REPORTEDLYTESTED POSTIVE -- BUT THEUNIVERSITY PLANS TO REQUIREALL STUDENTS WHO LIVE ONCAMPUS TO BE TESTED.

REPORTINGIN MILWAUKEE, RYAN JENKINS,TMJ-4 NEWS.