国际英语资讯:Back-to-school season challenges U.S. COVID-19 control
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 19-- <span word="Students">Students</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="returning">returning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="campuses">campuses</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="cases">cases</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="virus">virus</span>.</p><p><span word="Whether">Whether</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reopen">reopen</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hotly">hotly</span>-<span word="debated">debated</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="politicians">politicians</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="pushing">pushing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="in">in</span>-<span word="school">school</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="hesitant">hesitant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span>.</p><p><span word="Several">Several</span> <span word="universities">universities</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="detected">detected</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="cases">cases</span>. <span word="Earlier">Earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Carolina">Carolina</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Chapel">Chapel</span> <span word="Hill">Hill</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="campus">campus</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="in">in</span>-<span word="person">person</span> <span word="teaching">teaching</span>, <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="suspend">suspend</span> <span word="in">in</span>-<span word="person">person</span> <span word="instruction">instruction</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="undergraduates">undergraduates</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dramatic">dramatic</span> <span word="turnaround">turnaround</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="classes">classes</span> <span word="began">began</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Notre">Notre</span> <span word="Dame">Dame</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="shifting">shifting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="classes">classes</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="reporting">reporting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="infections">infections</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="contact">contact</span> <span word="tracing">tracing</span> <span word="analysis">analysis</span> <span word="indicates">indicates</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="infections">infections</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="off">off</span>-<span word="campus">campus</span> <span word="gatherings">gatherings</span>. <span word="Students">Students</span> <span word="infected">infected</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="gatherings">gatherings</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="group">group</span>, <span word="resulting">resulting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="seen">seen</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="university">university</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Jenkins">Jenkins</span>.</p><p><span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="Unified">Unified</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="district">district</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>, <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="periodically">periodically</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="and">and</span> 75,000 <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gain">gain</span> <span word="clarity">clarity</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="in">in</span>-<span word="person">person</span> <span word="instruction">instruction</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="resume">resume</span> <span word="safely">safely</span>.</p>
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