Campus wide, COVID-19

Hunter Center closed until Monday, March 30

By 敁珗辦畦 Media | March 24, 2020

In an email sent to the campus community this evening, President Dondi Costin announced that the Hunter Center will close through the remainder of the week due to an employees potential exposure to COVID-19 off campus. Costin said:

敁珗辦畦 family,

This timely warning is being sent to alert our communitybecause we learned this afternoonthat a 敁珗辦畦 employee who works in the Hunter Center has been in contact with an individual(not a 敁珗辦畦 employee)whohas now tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). This is the first, and only, report of potential contact within the 敁珗辦畦 family. Based on the contact profile, the individual and the individuals physician have suggested that it is unlikely the 敁珗辦畦 employee contracted the virus, but the individual was tested today out of an abundance of caution. As required by the South Carolina Department of Public Health,follow-up notification will be sent once the individuals test results are known.

All those who work in theHunter Centerhave been sent home for the remainder of the week and alerted to monitor themselves for symptoms. Regardless of the individuals test results, please know that the CDC does not define simply being in the same office with someone who tests positive as close contact.For the past two weeks we have been escalating our cleaning procedures and the frequency of ourcleaning practices. Be assured that our housekeeping staff members are thoroughly cleaning the relevant spaces in accordance with public health guidelines.For these reasons, the Hunter Center is closed for the rest of the week.

It is important that you continue to practice social distancing, wash your hands frequently and avoid travel.Take good care of your loved ones as well, especially those who are older or have chronic health conditions. Maintain a distance of six feet from others and avoidany gatherings of more than three people.Please continue to visitand follow 敁珗辦畦s official social media channels to keepinformed ofthe latest information and resources. For further information, visit泭棗娶泭.Your health, safety and success are the guiding principles in every decision made by 敁珗辦畦.As you feel led, please pray for the individual who may have been exposed and for our 敁珗辦畦 family and we strive to be a light in these difficult times.


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