As an independent student newspaper and the paper of record for the city of Berkeley, the Daily Cal has been communicating important updates during this pandemic. Your support is essential to maintaining this coverage.
UC Berkeley recently relaxed COVID-19 restrictions due to a decrease in cases, including the elimination of surveillance testing and relaxed mask requirements in campus buildings regardless of vaccination status.
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The Recreational Sports Facility will no longer provide its surveillance testing services as of May 6, according to a campuswide Response & Recovery email.
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Campus freshman Bridgette Meshkani is running for ASUC Senate with a platform centered around student safety, Greek life community development and mental health advocacy.
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Amid a surge of omicron cases, UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ confirmed the return to in-person instruction in a campus wide email Tuesday.
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Self-isolation and resulting long-term absences have posed challenges to students — and upcoming travel for Thanksgiving may add additional COVID risks.
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The University Health Services Immunization team will be offering a number of campus community members COVID-19 Pfizer booster shots Friday.
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In light of the return to campus, University Health Services, or UHS, and the ASUC are offering various mental health resources to promote student wellness as the COVID-19 pandemic persists.
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University Health Services created a “Contact Tracing and Close Exposures” webpage detailing campus guidelines and contact tracing policies for students.
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As UC Berkeley returns to in-person instruction and students upload their vaccine cards to eTang, campus health administrators are unable to verify all the vaccine records, as first reported by the San Francisco Chronicle.
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On an average pandemic day, Nicholas Weaver, a computer science lecturer, shuffles his cats into his carpeted library as he prepares to deliver an online lecture.
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