The University of Michigan has postponed all athletics for two weeks after multiple athletes have tested positive for the new B.1.1.7 COVID1-19 variant, in a move first reported by The Michigan Daily's Ethan Sears. The school confirmed the decision Saturday night.
The suspension will start Sunday in order to comply with an order from the state health department after multiple athletes on several Michigan athletic teams tested positive for the new variant.
There are five confirmed cases of the new variant on Michigan athletic teams and 15 more presumed positives throughout the athletic department, according to the Daily.