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Concerns mount in Chapel Hill over prospect of students returning to UNC amid pandemic


Classes resume at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in one month, and concerns are mounting over the safety of having thousands of college students back on campus amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Jermany Alston, a housekeeper on campus, said Friday that four other housekeepers have already tested positive for the virus. (WRAL.com)

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Concerns mount in Chapel Hill over prospect of students returning to UNC amid pandemic