Cuomo: Colleges in New York must go remote when cases surge
With coronavirus cases cropping up at colleges nationwide, New York will require schools to switch to remote learning for two weeks when cases surge, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday.
Cuomo said he expects campus-based clusters now that many schools have welcomed students back for the fall semester. He mentioned “troubling reports” of students congregating after Syracuse University, Marist College and SUNY Plattsburgh each have recently suspended students after gatherings.
“When you have large congregations of people, anticipate a cluster,” Cuomo told reporters during a phone-in briefing. “We expect it. We want to be prepared for it.”