<div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Dear Students,</font><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Over the past 3 days, the Student Health & Counseling Center has observed a sudden increase in COVID cases among students living both on and off campus.</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><ul style="color:rgb(85,85,85);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">If you have respiratory symptoms (nasal congestion, sore throat, cough), mask up and take an at-home rapid antigen test; test kits are available in the Student Health & Counseling Center lobby, ACC information desk, and bookstore lobby. On-campus students may also obtain test kits in the Duty Office, located in each residence hall. We recommend that you test no more than once every 24 hours.</font></span></p></li></ul><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></font></div><ul style="color:rgb(85,85,85);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">If you have respiratory symptoms, and want an appointment with one of our medical providers, <b>you will be asked to test for COVID prior to the appointment.  </b></font></span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-family:arial,sans-serif">You can schedule an appointment by contacting us Monday-Friday, 8 AM - 4 PM at (518) 564-2187 or at </span><a href="mailto:healthcenter@plattsburgh.edu" target="_blank" style="background-color:transparent;font-family:arial,sans-serif">healthcenter@plattsburgh.edu</a></p>
</li><li style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Students who test positive should follow the </span><a href="https://www.plattsburgh.edu/covid-19/index.html" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">campus guidelines</span></a> and self-isolate.  <span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">While students are no longer required to report their positive test results to the Health Center, please contact us if you have any questions.</span></font></p></li></ul><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></font></div><ul style="color:rgb(85,85,85);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">If you have severe symptoms (i.e. shortness of breath with chest pain), call 911 or dial University Police at (518) 564-2022.</font></span></p></li></ul><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div></div><div>Basic health and hygiene practices, like handwashing, can help protect you from COVID and other respiratory illnesses.  For more information on how to protect yourself and others from COVID, click <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/prevention.html">here</a>.</div><div><br></div><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">Stay well,</span></font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">Student Health & Counseling Center</span></font></div></div>