According to a report from The Michigan Daily, all University of Michigan athletics have been put on pause for the next two weeks beginning on Sunday, Jan. 24.
This means that the Michigan basketball team, which is currently ranked No. 7 in the nation, will have their next four games postponed, including their matchup against Michigan State on Saturday, Feb. 6.
From The Michigan Daily:
All University of Michigan athletics will be paused for two weeks starting Sunday, Jan. 24 in accordance with an order from the state health department according to messages obtained by The Daily and confirmed by a source close to the athletic department. The order, which halts all athletic activity including practice, is limited exclusively to U-M athletics after a recent influx of positive cases within several Michigan teams.
A source told The Daily that there were five confirmed cases of the new COVID-19 B.1.1.7 variant, with 15 more presumed positives throughout the athletic department. The novel strain was first introduced at the beginning of the semester by a U-M athlete from the United Kingdom. All members of the athletic department are expected to quarantine for 14 days.
Stay tuned as we will update as more information comes in.
