Un miembro del personal del Instituto Stevens ha sido positivo para COVID-19

Asesoramiento de salud y actualización del campus

Updated March 23, 2020, 7:40 PM

To: The Stevens Community
From: Marybeth Murphy, Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Affairs
Date:  March 23, 2020
Subject:  Health Advisory: Second Confirmed COVID-19 Case at Stevens

The university has learned that a Stevens staff member has tested positive for COVID-19.  Our best information at this time is that the individual was last on campus on Friday, March 13th and became symptomatic on Wednesday, March 18th. The latest and best guidance we have from the Health Department is that individuals are contagious for three days before symptoms appear.

In accordance with guidelines from health agencies and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the individual is self-isolating at home.  To remain in compliance with privacy regulations, we are unable to provide the identity of the individual.

The best information we can share at this time is that the individual was primarily in the Ruesterholz Admissions Center from Monday, March 9th through Friday, March 13th and the only other location that the individual visited on campus was the Howe Center on Monday, March 9th and Tuesday, March 10th.

Steps Stevens Has Taken

1. Stevens ha notificado al Departamento de Salud de Hoboken. Anticipamos que los representantes de las agencias de salud pertinentes sigan sus protocolos establecidos, y Stevens está listo para ayudarles con sus investigaciones y notificaciones.
2. Sobre la base de las orientaciones del Departamento de Salud de Hoboken, Stevens ha notificado a los miembros del personal del Centro de Admisiones de Ruesterholz e instruyó que se aislaran de inmediato hasta al menos el viernes 27 de marzo de 2020. Si experimentan síntomas de COVID-19, deben ponerse en contacto con su profesional de la salud y informar que pueden haber estado en contacto con alguien que haya resultado positivo para COVID-19.
3. Hoy Stevens ha cerrado y está desinfectando completamente el Centro de Admisiones de Ruesterholz. El edificio sólo puede ser accesible por la policía Stevens y el equipo de limpieza.

Next Steps

1. Stevens está notificando a aquellos que pudieran haber tenido contacto con este miembro del personal y recomendará que monitoreen su salud y si experimentan síntomas de COVID-19, que se comuniquen con su profesional de la salud y den cuenta de que pudieron haber tenido contacto with alguien que haya resultado positivo para COVID-19.
2. Instamos a todos los miembros de la comunidad Stevens a tomar las siguientes precauciones:
   • Si usted presenta síntomas de COVID-19, póngase en contacto con su profesional de la salud para obtener asesoramiento. También puede llamar a la línea pública de 24 horas mantenida por el Departamento de Salud de Nueva Jersey: 800.222.1222.
3. Práctica de aislamiento y distancias sociales.
4. Si usted tiene positivo para COVID-19, por favor contacte inmediatamente a Stevens Student Health Services al 201-216-5678 o studenthealthcenter@stevens.edu.

With the increased availability of testing and the spread of the virus in Hoboken as well as the surrounding communities, the CDC and government officials have warned us to expect more cases in our community.  It is our hope that the measures put in place previously to slow the spread of COVID-19, will provide some protection for our community and the surrounding communities.

We are keeping those suffering from COVID-19 in our thoughts and hoping for a swift and complete recovery.

As always, the most up to date information is available on the Stevens COVID-19 website.

Thank you for your attention to this important information.