Most seem to be short of details on the "elsewhere" part. There are frequently bacterial outbreaks like meningitis at college campuses and those are not exacerbated by live classes, but by dorm living. Things spread pretty quickly in dorms, quicker than in college classrooms. A dorm might not be much different from a cruise ship. Few university press releases that mention curbing classes mention the same degree of concern over dorm life. It kind of makes them look like protecting the faculty from the students is more important than protecting the students from each other.

I'll gladly have my college students finish this semester at home online, but I want a refund of that overpriced room and board to happen as soon as he turns in his key.