Purdue president says students will have to ‘submit a negative test’ before returning to campus – CNBC
KEY POINTS
- Purdue University President Mitch Daniels told CNBC on Wednesday that students on campus this fall will have to be tested for the coronavirus before they return.
- Every student “will have to submit a negative test prior to moving into a residence hall or attending the first class,” Daniels said on “Squawk Box.”
- The overall cost of preparing the Indiana campus for the fall will be in the “tens of millions” of dollars, he said.
Students who want to return to campus at Purdue University in Indiana this fall will have to be tested for the coronavirus, the school’s president, Mitch Daniels, told CNBC on Wednesday.
Every student “will have to submit a negative test prior to moving into a residence hall or attending the first class,” Daniels said on “Squawk Box.”
The university will be requiring “every member of the Boilermaker community” to sign the Protect Purdue Pledge, agreeing to assume personal responsibility for monitoring and reporting Covid-19 symptoms and agreeing to “participate in testing and contact tracing to preserve the wellness of the community.”
Purdue University, whose main campus is located in West Lafayette, will also have strict policies on wearing face masks on campus and taking other steps to reduce the density on campus. Purdue has more than 40,000 students.