Columbia University is bringing back masks in the classroom amid a rise in Covid cases in the student population – as Philly was blasted for doing the same despite being a low-risk area.
The elite college, based on New York City’s Upper West Side, announced the move Sunday, citing a recent uptick in positive cases. Students will be required to wear a non-cloth mask in classrooms as of Monday, regardless of vaccination status.
According to data from the school’s Covid dashboard, cases in the student population have jumped four fold to 133 in the week that ended April 10, up from only 30 in the previous week.
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