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Wright State released a plan Friday evening outlining how the university will deal with positive coronavirus cases including quarantine practices and contact tracing.
“While the university is taking active steps to prevent and mitigate illnesses, Wright State cannot guarantee community members will not be exposed to COVID-19,” according to a communication email from the university.
Contact tracing and release of information
Upon notification of a positive case from students, faculty, staff or visitors, WSU will begin to notify anyone in close contact with the positive case.
The university will be working closely with Greene county health departments in the event of a positive case.
“Our county health departments are responsible for investigating positive cases of contagious disease, conducting contact tracing, and notifying individuals and organizations that may have been exposed,” according to the communication email.
If necessary, WSU may release information about the ill individual such as the last date they were on campus or locations they visited.
This info will be released so that employees and students can assess and respond to the risk of exposure.
“The university will never release specific details about an individual diagnosed with COVID-19 or another infectious disease,” according to the communication.”
Quarantine for those in close contact
Anyone in close contact with someone who tests positive for the coronavirus will be required to quarantine themselves for 14 days and monitor their symptoms.
According to the Center for Disease Control, close contact is defined as “any individual who was within 6 feet of someone who has COVID-19 for a total of 15 minutes, provided care to someone who is sick with COVID-19, had direct physical contact with the person (hugged or kissed them), shared eating or drinking utensils, or they sneezed, coughed, or somehow got respiratory droplets on them.”
Students in quarantine should continue to participate in their online classes and are responsible for contacting their professors if they are not well enough to continue their school work, according to the communication.
