PHILADELPHIA - Temple University announced Sunday it has suspended in-person classes for two weeks after seeing an uptick in new coronavirus cases among students.
Temple says all in-person instruction will move online starting Monday, Aug. 31 through Friday, Sept. 11. Only those classes designated as essential by the dean of a school or college will be held in person during this period and students in those classes will be notified directly by their school or college.Temple says it is currently managing 103 cases after conducting more than 5,000 tests in the last two weeks.
Most of these students testing positive are asymptomatic, but a small number have experienced mild to moderate flu-like symptoms, according to the school.In a Sunday.