Rise of Omicron Forces Campus Closures

(from CNN) A significant rise in Covid-19 cases and concerns over the fast-spreading Omicron variant is forcing at least four more colleges and universities to move the last days of the fall semester online, including final exams. Princeton University announced Wednesday it is shifting all undergraduate final exams to a remote format "so that students will be able to leave campus at their earliest convenience," according to a post on the school's website. All indoor gatherings where face coverings can't be worn also must be canceled or postponed through January 7, 2022, according to Princeton's message. New York University and Cornell University are taking similar measures. 

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