Two Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ of Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ at Lafayette Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵs have tested positive for COVID-19. The Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵs shared an on-campus apartment.
Once the diagnoses were made, the Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ’s COVID-19 Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ Affairs Response Team activated protocols that outline Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ care while also protecting the health and safety of the campus community as a whole.
and the , in cooperation with the Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ 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 Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ 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 Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ Affairs Response Team will contact the Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ twice daily and deliver three meals to their door each day. Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ Health Services staff will act as a resource for the Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ as well.
The protocols require affected Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵs to:
- remain in their rooms at all times for a minimum 14-day isolation period;
- monitor symptoms, and contact Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ Health Services if their symptoms worsen; and
- continue to practice good personal hygiene and keep their surroundings clean.
One of the affected Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵs 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 Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ Affairs Response Team and Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ Health Services will consult with health officials before the Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ is permitted to leave isolation.
No visitors will be allowed in an on-campus residence where a Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ was isolated until it is professionally cleaned.
Public health officials have been in touch with other members of the Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ community who may have had direct contact with the affected Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵs.
Those individuals are being asked to follow guidance from the Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ Department of Health, which is to self-quarantine, monitor their own health for 14 days, and seek medical care should they develop symptoms.
The Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ will provide updates as needed.