{"id":1854,"date":"2020-08-28T18:46:54","date_gmt":"2020-08-28T23:46:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/covid-19\/?p=1854"},"modified":"2022-01-07T14:32:55","modified_gmt":"2022-01-07T20:32:55","slug":"covid-19-update-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/covid-19\/2020\/08\/28\/covid-19-update-2\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 Update"},"content":{"rendered":"
Hello, Griffon family:<\/p>\n
Thank you for all that you have done to help ensure the health and safety of our campus community by taking steps to slow the spread of COVID-19 on campus. As of today, Aug. 28, we have\u00a0 29 current confirmed cases of COVID-19 among our students and employees, with one person self-isolating on campus. Thankfully no one\u00a0 has required hospitalization. We are also monitoring the number of individuals who have been exposed to someone with COVID-19. This number is beginning to increase. We currently have 67 individuals who are in quarantine. Quarantine<\/a> lasts 14 days, even if you feel healthy or test negative COVID-19.<\/p>\n If you have a confirmed case of COVID-19, or have been in close contact with a confirmed case, please let us know so that we can take steps to notify those you may have been in contact with and keep our campus as safe as possible. Positive cases and close contacts should be reported through our online reporting tools for students<\/a> and for employees<\/a>, which are located on the MWSU COVID-19 response webpage<\/a> .<\/p>\n After our second week of classes, we have a few adjustments and clarifications to make to our policies to help protect our campus community:<\/p>\n Physical distancing, maintaining at least six feet between yourself and others, is required whenever possible, whether inside or outside.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\n