City rescinds local state of emergency
ByThe resolution banning the sale of alcohol to unseated restaurant and bar customers has been lifted.
The resolution banning the sale of alcohol to unseated restaurant and bar customers has been lifted.
Rather than using social media to express herself, Rose Williams has used more traditional artistic media to criticize fellow Auburn students’ response toward COVID-19 and show support for racial justice demonstrations.
Auburn University reported 17 new COVID-19 cases in the past week, according to data released by the University's COVID-19 Resource Center on Tuesday, Sept. 29. All 17 cases were reported on Auburn's main campus.
The influenza pandemic of 1918 infected around 500 million people across the globe. Studies from the then-Alabama Polytechnic Institute, now Auburn University, bear some similarities to today's COVID-19 pandemic.
In order to answer all its calls, the Auburn University Med Clinic has had to expand the staff working the phone lines with assistance from students.
Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator, visited Auburn University on Thursday afternoon with praise for its response toward COVID-19 and optimism about Alabama's improving situation.
Auburn University has modified some aspects of its COVID-19 practices and policies, including easing certain mask-wearing restrictions.
This is the lowest increase in weekly reported cases since classes began in August.
This is the smallest weekly increase in cases since the University began the fall semester a month ago. Despite the low numbers, Dr. Fred Kam urged students and employees to continue following the University's guidelines.
In the first week of September Auburn reported adding 598 new COVID-19 cases. This is the largest weekly increase since the school reopened on Aug. 17.
Auburn is conducting a pilot test for the Sentinel Testing program that will serve as a precursor for the full launch of the program on Sep. 8.
Auburn has now added over 700 new COVID-19 cases since the start of the fall semester two weeks ago.
When it comes to living on campus, many things have been different this year. Resident assistants are being tasked with keeping students both safe and healthy.
Through sentinel testing, GuideSafe will cooperate with higher education institutions weekly to select a random population of students, faculty and staff to test for COVID-19 at on-campus testing sites.
On Thursday, August 27. Auburn City Council held a meeting via zoom to discuss further procedures they are planning on taking to limit any further spread of COVID-19. The City Council passed a resolution that prohibits the sale of alcohol to non seated guests.
According to the University, out of 21,315 students tested through the GuideSafe program, 859 tested positive.
Alabama’s Safer at Home Order, which includes a mask-wearing requirement in public spaces, has been extended for another five weeks, Gov. Kay Ivey announced in a press conference today.
Faculty attending Tuesday afternoon's Auburn University Senate had numerous questions for the administration regarding COVID-19, including what would make Auburn go remote again and if more data could be shared.
Auburn University students gathered in local bars and clubs following their return to campus. The University and Lee County both saw an increase in coronavirus cases in mid-to-late August.
