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UConn Plans COVID-19 Tests For Students, Faculty and Staff Who Return To Campus

Students, staff and faculty who return to University of Connecticut campuses next month will need to get COVID-19 testing, administrators announced.

But there will be no mandatory testing of telecommuting staff, faculty who teach only online or students who take classes online and live off campus.

UConn is rolling out procedures for its fall semester, when some classes will be held in person and others will be online only. It announced Saturday that it will conduct COVID-19 before classes actually resume.

“If a student or employee is coming to our campuses because they have to be there, they should be tested.