The following is from President Joseph Savoie's message to the campus community:
Dear ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵs, faculty and staff members,
Today, we learned that one of our ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵs has tested positive for COVID-19. This is the ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ’s first confirmed case of the virus.
Let me begin by asking all of you to join me in offering thoughts and best wishes to the affected ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ as they recover.
This ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ does not live on campus, nor were they a ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ resident this semester. The ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ did not exhibit symptoms while on campus, which current understanding suggests reduces the likelihood of transmission.
Public health officials have been in touch with ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵs, staff members, and faculty who may have had direct contact with the ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ.
Those individuals are being asked to follow guidance from the CDC and state health agencies, which is to self-isolate, monitor their own health for the next 14 days, and seek medical attention should they develop symptoms.
In line with ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ policy and guidance from the ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ is self-isolating with family at home.
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