design_mom
probably more like my dad than I care to admit
- Joined
- Feb 1, 2007
I just watched the press conference from the university on our local TV station (we're about 2.5 hours away). They had people from the university, the county health department, and the state Department of Health there.
They said that the 2 students are showing symptoms of respiratory illness, but are not sick enough to require hospitalization. Both students had traveled together in China and it's the travel history that has them testing for corona virus. (They do have symptoms consistent with corona virus but the same symptoms could be caused by any number of other viruses, too.) The students have agreed to remain isolated at home till the results are back from the CDC (which could take up to a week!) and the county board of health will be supporting their needs (food etc) while they do that.
At this time, they said other students should just take normal winter-time/flu prevention precautions (hand washing, etc) and go about their business. However, if you feel sick you should stay home... and they said they are encouraging professors to be lenient with attendance policies to facilitate that. For students who have traveled to china, or have been in direct contact with someone who has been diagnosed with corona virus, they are asking them to call the student health center if they feel sick (rather than stopping in) because they have a special protocol to follow.
The basketball games have been canceled for tonight and tomorrow -- but they said that was not a request from the university, the county, the state, or the CDC. It was a decision made by "the conference" and the opposing team to request a postponement.
They said that the 2 students are showing symptoms of respiratory illness, but are not sick enough to require hospitalization. Both students had traveled together in China and it's the travel history that has them testing for corona virus. (They do have symptoms consistent with corona virus but the same symptoms could be caused by any number of other viruses, too.) The students have agreed to remain isolated at home till the results are back from the CDC (which could take up to a week!) and the county board of health will be supporting their needs (food etc) while they do that.
At this time, they said other students should just take normal winter-time/flu prevention precautions (hand washing, etc) and go about their business. However, if you feel sick you should stay home... and they said they are encouraging professors to be lenient with attendance policies to facilitate that. For students who have traveled to china, or have been in direct contact with someone who has been diagnosed with corona virus, they are asking them to call the student health center if they feel sick (rather than stopping in) because they have a special protocol to follow.
The basketball games have been canceled for tonight and tomorrow -- but they said that was not a request from the university, the county, the state, or the CDC. It was a decision made by "the conference" and the opposing team to request a postponement.