{"id":1369,"date":"2022-08-04T09:15:35","date_gmt":"2022-08-04T14:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/coronavirus\/?page_id=1369"},"modified":"2024-09-13T16:46:30","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T21:46:30","slug":"recommendations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/coronavirus\/recommendations\/","title":{"rendered":"Updated COVID Recommendations"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1369\" class=\"elementor elementor-1369\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f8b5fff elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f8b5fff\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ebe670\" data-id=\"6ebe670\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-17b57d0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"17b57d0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8bcd53e\" data-id=\"8bcd53e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-307f1f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"307f1f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Fall 2022 Protocol Updates<\/h3><ul><li>Effective October 3, 2022, COVID illness will be categorized as all other contagious illness.<\/li><li>Contact tracing is discontinued.<\/li><li>Positive individuals should notify close contacts.<\/li><li>Testing will <b>not<\/b> be provided on campus based on contact only.<\/li><li>Positive home test results will be accepted as proof of positivity when reported.<\/li><li>We will follow the current CDC and ADH isolation\/quarantine recommendations.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1eefef0\" data-id=\"1eefef0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfcf561 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cfcf561\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Southern Arkansas University follows state, local, and national public health recommendations and guidance for communal and general populations.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f157395 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f157395\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/your-health\/quarantine-isolation.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">CDC Quarantine\/Isolation Calculator<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8604f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d8604f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Contact University Health Services<\/h3><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Monday &#8211; Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.<br \/>Email:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:uhs@saumag.edu\">uhs@saumag.edu<\/a><br \/>Phone: 870-235-5237<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bd5698 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5bd5698\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8adf5eb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8adf5eb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e2a205d\" data-id=\"e2a205d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4aae122 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4aae122\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Masks<\/h3><p>Masking is an individual choice, and members of our campus community who choose to wear masks are supported in doing so. Members of our campus community may request that guests to individual offices wear masks, and may post request signs outside an individual office space. Please be respectful and mindful of the safety of our colleagues.<\/p><p>Wearing a KN95 mask on campus is required<\/p><ul><li>when you believe you have been exposed to Covid and cannot quarantine.<\/li><li>when you have been in isolation and return to campus for days 6-10.<\/li><li>when you are asymptomatic positive and working on campus around others until 10 days have passed from the day you tested positive.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>KN95 masks are provided only to those who meet one of these three conditions and are available in 5-count packages at the information desk in Overstreet Hall.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9d29f9e\" data-id=\"9d29f9e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84fe4bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"84fe4bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Testing<\/h3><p><strong>On-campus testing<\/strong><\/p><p>Symptomatic community members can test for free at University Health Services. Patients without symptoms will not be tested at UHS.<\/p><p><strong>Off-campus testing<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>\u00a0 order free home tests through government site &#8211;\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/special.usps.com\/testkits\">https:\/\/special.usps.com\/testkits<\/a><\/li><li>purchase tests at many retailers<\/li><li>doctor\u2019s offices &amp; walk-in clinics<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-942ae4b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"942ae4b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-867509f\" data-id=\"867509f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3f1959 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b3f1959\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3f3d83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a3f3d83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/coronavirus\/files\/2022\/08\/quarantine-768x392.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1395\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/coronavirus\/files\/2022\/08\/quarantine-768x392.png 768w, https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/coronavirus\/files\/2022\/08\/quarantine-300x153.png 300w, https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/coronavirus\/files\/2022\/08\/quarantine.png 941w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e6dc81e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e6dc81e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c585f47\" data-id=\"c585f47\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cdf395 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8cdf395\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"918\" height=\"517\" src=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/coronavirus\/files\/2022\/08\/Picture3.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1379\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/coronavirus\/files\/2022\/08\/Picture3.png 918w, https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/coronavirus\/files\/2022\/08\/Picture3-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/coronavirus\/files\/2022\/08\/Picture3-768x433.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 918px) 100vw, 918px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fall 2022 Protocol Updates Effective October 3, 2022, COVID illness will be categorized as all other contagious illness. Contact tracing is discontinued. Positive individuals should notify close contacts. Testing will not be provided on campus based on contact only. Positive home test results will be accepted as proof of positivity when reported. 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