University Of Michigan Undergraduates Required To Shelter-In-Place For 2 Weeks

In a letter to the school community, Schlissel wrote all undergraduate students living on campus or in nearby off-campus housing are required to remain in place, with an exception for essential needs, including doctor’s appointments, voting, volunteering as a poll worker, exercising or attending religious activities.

Michigan’s sports teams will be able to play as long as practices and competitions occur under medical supervision and regular virus tests are conducted by the Big Ten, he said, noting there have not been any confirmed cases of transmission among athletes. 

Michigan took precautions outside the order by making more undergraduate courses fully remote out of an “abundance of caution” and to provide more options for students and staff, Schlissel wrote.

Schlissel said the order was made to address social gatherings which have been identified as the primary cause of recent Covid-19 spread on Michigan’s campus stemming primarily from small and medium-size gatherings with a lack of social distancing and mask-wearing.