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Coronavirus cases increase in Mississippi

Coronavirus cases in Mississippi have been steadily increasing during October, and according to Dr. Thomas Dobbs, the Mississippi state health officer, there have been over 300 K-12 student cases and over 6,000

October 8, 2020

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MSDH offers free COVID-19 testing to students

College students, faculty and staff can now receive free COVID-19 testing from the Mississippi State Department of Health at county health departments throughout the state on scheduled days. The tests are administered

September 21, 2020

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Letter to the Editor: UM asymptomatic testing is free, but there is a cost if we don’t participate.

Dear Editor, I would like to add to the article in last Thursday’s DM about mass testing for COVID on campus. The university calls mass testing “sentinel testing” or “surveillance testing.” We

September 13, 2020

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University to begin offering free asymptomatic COVID-19 tests

Provost Noel Wilkin announced in an email that the university will begin offering free asymptomatic COVID-19 testing as outbreaks continue to rise at the University of Mississippi. Active campus outbreaks are now

September 8, 2020

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Opinion: Mass COVID-19 testing should be the bare minimum

My return to Oxford looks different from what I imagined when I left. Behind my mask, I smile at familiar faces while walking in the Circle, despite obstructed views and a six-foot

August 23, 2020

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UMMC offers drive-thru COVID-19 testing in Oxford

University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) will host drive-thru COVID-19 testing for the first time in Oxford on Friday at the Oxford Conference Center from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Before patients

April 23, 2020

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