nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor3|||University With Model Testing Regime Doubles Down On Discipline Amid Case Spike||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||A spike in coronavirus cases at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign calls into question whether any amount of testing and safety precautions can make it safe to reopen college campuses.

Emily Garti, a junior studying nutrition, gets her twice-weekly COVID-19 test at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.



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University With Model Testing Regime Doubles Down On Discipline Amid Case Spike

A spike in coronavirus cases at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign calls into question whether any amount of testing and safety precautions can make it safe to reopen college campuses.