Daily Debriefing
Ottawa County Health Department officials forced Hope College, a liberal arts school in Michigan, to close its campus last Friday due to a contagious norovirus-like outbreak, the Grand Rapids Press reported. Approximately 400 of the college's 3,200 students contracted the flu-like sickness, experiencing symptoms of diarrhea and vomiting for 24 to 48 hours, according to the Grand Rapids Press. Health officials urged students to stay on campus while the college was closed, but since the campus had not been quarantined, many traveled home regardless, according to the Grand Rapids Press. College custodians spent the weekend sanitizing campus common areas, but Hope College is unlikely to reopen before Wednesday.