Colleges scale back Covid precautions for fall, saying pandemic phase over

Colleges scale back Covid precautions for fall, saying pandemic phase over

University of California, Irvine, set aside 166 beds for isolation housing this fall, down from 362 in the spring. David Souleles, director of the school’s Covid-19 response team, said that is partly in response to updated guidance from public-health officials. Cutting isolation beds will also free up more beds for the general student population in the midst of a housing crunch.