ATHENS, Ohio — Less than one month before students will return to the Athens campus, Ohio University has reinstated mandatory masking indoors as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations cause high transmission rates throughout the state.
Masks will be required inside all indoor spaces on campus because Athens has moved to a high COVID-19 community level.
The university's masking policy states that when community spread is high, masks will be required. They are recommended at a medium level of community spread and optional when the spread is low.
Currently all Ohio University campuses are in areas with a high community spread, except Eastern Campus in Belmont County and Lancaster Campus in Fairfield County.
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