This week’s numbers include students still arriving on campus, students from high-risk places, and asymptomatic surveillance testing.
BC has canceled its in-person Commencement and Senior Week activities for the Class of 2020 due to restrictions from the City of Boston.
BC repeatedly said that students’ results would be available within six to 26 hours of testing, but students have reported longer wait times.
BC will not allow spectators at football games in September. It will decide its attendance policy for the rest of the season at a later date.
Boston College conducted its first day of COVID-19 testing on Monday in Conte Forum, administering 2,277 tests to faculty, staff, and students, according to a letter sent to the BC community on Tuesday.
Boston College was unable to complete testing for the CoVerified app, which it had planned to use to schedule COVID-19 testing appointments, in time for students’ arrival on campus.
With the fall semester just weeks away, several colleges and universities in Massachusetts have recently reversed course. BC will reopen as planned.
After seven months of waiting, the NCAA approved the waiver of Notre Dame transfer quarterback Phil Jurkovec today, giving him eligibility for 2020.
