At least 28 students from the University of Texas tested positive for COVID-19 after a group of young adults went on a spring break trip to Mexico, according to school and Austin officials.
Health officials have “made contact with every spring breaker onboard the plane using flight manifests from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention,” a statement from Austin’s government said before adding that the 28 patients have self-quarantined. “Others are under quarantine while being monitored and tested. The Department of State Health Services has been notified,” the agency said.
The development comes as spring breakers faced backlash for going on vacation despite the viral pandemic. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has also come under pressure for not closing all of the state’s beaches.
Earlier this month, five college students from the University of Tampa contracted the CCP virus after they returned from a spring break trip.
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