Two ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ of ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ at Lafayette ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵs have tested positive for COVID-19. The ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵs shared an on-campus apartment.
Once the diagnoses were made, the ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ’s COVID-19 ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ Affairs Response Team activated protocols that outline ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ care while also protecting the health and safety of the campus community as a whole.
and the , in cooperation with the ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ Department of Health, established these protocols in March as the number of COVID-19 cases grew in the state and region.
The guidelines allow affected ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ residents to choose whether they isolate on campus or elsewhere. Those who remain on campus receive written instructions and items to assist them in caring for themselves while in isolation.
In addition, a member of the COVID-19 ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ Affairs Response Team will contact the ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ twice daily and deliver three meals to their door each day. ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ Health Services staff will act as a resource for the ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ as well.
The protocols require affected ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵs to:
- remain in their rooms at all times for a minimum 14-day isolation period;
- monitor symptoms, and contact ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ Health Services if their symptoms worsen; and
- continue to practice good personal hygiene and keep their surroundings clean.
One of the affected ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵs has moved off campus. The other has chosen to stay on campus and will remain in isolation for 14 days to reduce the possibility of transmission to others.
At the end of 14 days, the COVID-19 ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ Affairs Response Team and ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ Health Services will consult with health officials before the ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ is permitted to leave isolation.
No visitors will be allowed in an on-campus residence where a ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ was isolated until it is professionally cleaned.
Public health officials have been in touch with other members of the ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ community who may have had direct contact with the affected ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵs.
Those individuals are being asked to follow guidance from the ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ Department of Health, which is to self-quarantine, monitor their own health for 14 days, and seek medical care should they develop symptoms.
The ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ will provide updates as needed.