Colleges amend their isolation policies amid Omicron surge

Image:  Gone are the days when students who test positive for COVID-19 moved to designated isolation housing on college campuses. As colleges prepare for projected surges in cases fueled by the highly transmissible Omicron variant, many are adjusting their isolation procedures to allow students to isolate in their dorm rooms, even if they have roommates. Harvard University, for example, transitioned last week to such an “isolate-in-place” policy for undergraduates. Roommates of...