WWU, WCC move all classes online after Whatcom County’s first COVID-19 diagnosis

Hours after Whatcom County declared a health emergency with its first confirmed positive case of novel coronavirus, Western Washington University announced that it was moving the rest of its classes for the winter quarter online.

Beginning Wednesday, March 11, the school will not offer any face-to-face classes through the end of the quarter on March 20, a letter from WWU President Sabah Randhawa to the campus community late Tuesday stated.

Whatcom Community College, which had already canceled classes Wednesday, announced in a tweet at 11:13 a.m. Wednesday that it is following suit and moving the remainder of its winter quarter classes online. Winter quarter concludes March 27.