The following is from President Joseph Savoie's message to the campus community:
Dear Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵs, faculty and staff members,
Today, we learned that one of our Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵs has tested positive for COVID-19. This is the Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ’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 Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ as they recover.
This Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ does not live on campus, nor were they a Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ resident this semester. The Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ did not exhibit symptoms while on campus, which current understanding suggests reduces the likelihood of transmission.
Public health officials have been in touch with Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵs, staff members, and faculty who may have had direct contact with the Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ.
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 Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ policy and guidance from the Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ is self-isolating with family at home.
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