US students line up for coronavirus testing as universities open

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NEW YORK (REUTERS) - Hundreds of New York University students and staff waited in line outside a white tent on Tuesday (Aug 18) for coronavirus testing ahead of some classes resuming in early September, a scene expected to unfold on many US campuses in coming weeks.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

NEW YORK - Hundreds of New York University students and staff waited in line outside a white tent on Tuesday for coronavirus testing ahead of some classes resuming in early September, a scene expected to unfold on many US campuses in coming weeks.

Elsewhere in the United States, colleges, secondary and primary schools are grappling with the new reality of whether to reopen in the middle of a pandemic. The results from 418 tests represented a positivity rate of 19 per cent with overall positivity at around 16 per cent since Aug 3. Schools in parts of the country that have a coronavirus infection positivity rate of more than 10 per cent would be better off easing into the new academic year with virtual classrooms, Anthony Fauci, the top US infectious diseases expert, said on Tuesday.

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