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Saturday, 11 May 2024

Three Cardinal Stritch students in isolation after having contact with COVID-19 positive person

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Three Cardinal Stritch students in isolation after having contact with COVID-19 positive person
Three Cardinal Stritch students in isolation after having contact with COVID-19 positive person

The president of Cardinal Stritch University has placed three students in isolation who have had direct contact with COVID-19 positive people.

AT CARDINAL STRITCH UNIVERSITYARE IN ISOLATION RIGHT NOWAFTER LEARNING THEY WEREEXPOSED TO SOMEONE WHO'STESTED POSITIVE FORCORONAVIRUS.

RYAN JENKINSSPOKE WITH THE UNIVERSITY'SPRESIDENT TO LEARN WHAT STEPSARE BEING TAKEN TO PROTECT THE3WE HAVE LEARNED THAT THE THREESTUDENTS WERE TRAVELINGTOGETHER OVER SPRING BREAK ...AND ONE OF THEM WAS EXPOSED TOA PERSON WHO... JUSTYESTERDAY... TESTED POSITIVEFOR CORONAVIRUS - ALSO CALLEDCOVID-19.NOW, THIS SCHOOL ISISOLATING ALL THREE STUDENTS... OUT OF AN ABUNDANCE OFCAUTION.2:59 They traveledback togetherTHE THREESTUDENTS RETURNED TO CAMPUSYESTERDAY FOLLOWING A TRIP TOWASHINGTON STATE.

WHEN THEYLEARNED ABOUT THE EXPOSURE ...THEY LET THE SCHOOL KNOW.3:17I give these students a lot ofcredit, in an abundance ofcaution, when they returned tocampus - all three livetogether, they did not leavetheir room, they did not go toclass.CARDINAL STRITCHPRESIDENT KATHLEEN RINEHARTSAYS THEY WERE IMMEDIATELYISOLATED IN AN UNOCCUPIED WINGOF A DORM BUILDING ON CAMPUS... WHERE THEY WILL STAY FOR14-DAYS.04:08 We are workingclosely with the statedepartment within the stateand within the city to monitorthem.UNIVERSITY STAFF SAYSFOOD WILL BE DELIVERED TO THESTUDENTS AND THEY WILLCOMPLETE CLASSES ONLINE.MEANWHILE -3THEIR ROOM AND THE BATHROOMTHEY SHARE WITH CLOSED OFF TOBE CLEANED BY ESSENTIAL STAFF.04:35 To be clear, there isno-one on campus who diagnosedwith COVID-19.REINHART SAYSTHE STUDENTS HAVE NOT BEENTESTED FOR CORONAVIRUS ... BUTARE ALSO NOT SYMPTOMATIC THEGOAL ... IS TO BE CAUTIOUS.10:51 Given the nature and thetiming of the spring break, itwas not a surprise that theremight of have been contactwith somebody.NOW, THEUNIVERSITY IS WORKING TO LIMITTHE PANIC THIS EXPOSURE COULDCAUSE, AND TO ELIMINATE THERISK OF COVID-19 FROMPOTENTIALLY SPREADING ONCAMPUS.RYAN TAG:AND, PRESIDENTREINHART SAYS BE SURPRISEDMORE P

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