UCLA drops indoor masking requirement on campus

LOS ANGELES (CNS) — UCLA dropped its indoor masking requirement Monday, except areas the place face coverings are nonetheless mandated by county well being officers, equivalent to well being care services and on public transportation.

“Because the pandemic evolves and the severity of sickness appears to be waning, we’re adjusting our campus protocols to higher align with present public well being circumstances in step with the transitions which have already occurred at different educational establishments, and throughout the county and state,” in line with a campuswide message despatched Friday by Vice Chancellor Michael Beck and microbiology professor Megan McEvoy, co-chairs of the campus COVID-19 Response and Restoration Process Power.

As of Monday, masking is simply strongly really helpful in indoor settings on the Westwood campus. College students are additionally not required to fill out a day by day symptom-monitoring survey. College students as a substitute are requested to self-assess their situation, and never come to campus if they’re experiencing any signs.

Weekly testing by college students and workers is not required, however they will nonetheless check as much as twice weekly via the campus merchandising machine system in the event that they imagine they’ve been uncovered.

The college nonetheless requires all college students and workers on campus to offer proof of COVID-19 vaccination and boosters.