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UNC suspends athletic activities one day while COVID-19 sweeps its campus

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The Tar Heels are scheduled to begin its season Sept. 12 at home against ACC foe Syracuse.

Head coach Mack Brown of the North Carolina Tar Heels watches him team play against the Clemson Tigers during the second half of their game at Kenan Stadium on September 28, 2019 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Clemson won 21-20.Though all activities for sports teams have been canceled through at least 5 p.m. on Thursday, athletes will still have access to training facilities, medical care, nutrition, academic support and student-athlete development.

On Monday, the UNC administration asked that students who lived in on-campus housing and dorms to move back home and take classes online. International students, student-athletes, ROTC students and students with hardships are allowed to stay on campus, if they choose, and the libraries and dining halls will remain open on campus, but with limited capacity.

The athletes were given permission to still get ready for the 2020 season. North Carolina competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference, which is one of three Power 5 conferences that has insisted it will continue moving forward to play this fall despite the pandemic.

 

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