Randy Boyd on coronavirus pandemic: ‘These are the days that will define us’

Randy Boyd on coronavirus pandemic: ‘These are the days that will define us’

KNOXVILLE — The University of Tennessee has taken measures in moving to online classes for the remainder of the spring semester amid the coronavirus outbreak.

UT will also have alternate graduation plans.

These measures are in compliance with the CDC asking for people to avoid large gatherings.

CDC Guidance as of 3/15/2020

Large events and mass gatherings can contribute to the spread of COVID-19 in the United States via travelers who attend these events and introduce the virus to new communities. Examples of large events and mass gatherings include conferences, festivals, parades, concerts, sporting events, weddings and other types of assemblies. These events can be planned not only by organizations and communities but also by individuals.

Therefore, CDC, in accordance with its guidance for large events and mass gatherings, recommends that for the next 8 weeks, organizers (whether groups or individuals) cancel or postpone in-person events that consist of 50 people or more throughout the United States.

University of Tennessee Interim President Randy Boyd discussed the coronavirus pandemic Thursday on Twitter.

“These are the days that will define us,” Boyd said. “Together, we will still make this the greatest decade in the history of the University of Tennessee.”

Dr. Kathleen C. Brown of the University of Tennessee’s College of Education, Health and Human Sciences discusses the coronavirus pandemic and how Vol fans can be great fans if they join in the effort to control COVID-19.