Social distancing is not only about preventing the illness itself, but slowing the rate at which people get sick. RICHMOND, Va. - Officials in Lynchburg, Virginia, said Tuesday they were fielding complaints about the hundreds of students who have returned from their spring break to Liberty University, where President Jerry Falwell Jr.
has welcomed them back amid the coronavirus pandemic. “We could not be more disappointed in the action that Jerry took in telling students they could come back and take their online classes on campus," Lynchburg City Manager Bonnie Svrcek told The Associated Press. RELATED: Coronavirus: Here’s why it matters, and how it could affect you As colleges across the country began announcing campus closures earlier