DC universities start to peel back COVID restrictions

As states, cities and counties peel back coronavirus restrictions, universities are following suit – doing away with the indoor capacity limits, gathering caps and mask mandates that have dictated campus life for more than a year, write Lauren Lumpkin and Nick Anderson for The Washington Post.

Lawmakers across the Washington DC region cite rising vaccination rates and fewer incidents of the coronavirus in easing restrictions. Still, the proportion of cases involving black residents is increasing and the unvaccinated remain at a heightened risk for infection.

Officials at the University of Virginia cited the state-wide guidance this week when it moved to eliminate caps on in-person gatherings and end its social distancing restrictions. Students, faculty and staff can also stop completing health check-ins, a measure the university used to monitor potential coronavirus cases.
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