5 College Students Come Home From Spring Break With Coronavirus

It appears that the coronavirus will not stop these college students. According to the University of Tampa, five of its students have tested positive for coronavirus after returning from a spring break trip.

Fox News reported that “the students were not identified and it’s unclear where they traveled or how many people were with them. None have been hospitalized and they are reportedly self-isolating now.” The break took place from March 8th to March 15th.

“UT has been notified that five UT students, traveling together and with other UT students during Spring Break, have tested positive for COVID-19. We sincerely wish our students, and any others who may be affected, a full and rapid recovery,” the university said on Twitter.

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Four of the five students who tested positive reportedly returned to the campus after their spring break trip.

On Facebook, the University of Tampa announced that a sixth student has tested positive after an international trip.

“Six UT students have tested positive for COVID-19. One student was traveling internationally and was tested at the Dickey Health and Wellness Center on March 16. The student is self-isolating off campus, and has not been hospitalized,” said the Facebook post.

According to Fox News, spring breakers in Florida “have been criticized after being captured partying at some of the state's beaches inside of six feet – the recommended social distancing guideline.”

NBC News previously reported that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis refused to issue an order to close the state's beaches.

“[The government] wants you to social distance, of course. But they actually encourage people to get fresh air,” he said, via Politico. “They just don’t want you congregating in big groups. And so if you have a Floridian that goes and walks their dog, like a married couple on the beach, as long as you're not within six feet of each other, they view that as a healthy thing.”

However, last week, “DeSantis issued an executive order Friday calling for strict closures of beaches and businesses in Broward and Palm Beach counties,” as reported by Tampa Bay Times.

The closures apply to “all movie theatres, concert houses, auditoriums, playhouses, bowling alleys, arcades, gymnasiums, fitness studios and beaches” in those two counties.