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<p class="MsoNormal">Forwarding in case you did not receive- Thank you <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Guille Vallejo<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Ucrfacultyandstaff <ucrfacultyandstaff-bounces@scotmail.ucr.edu>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Gerry Bomotti<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 20, 2023 2:15 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> ucrfacultyandstaff@scotmail.ucr.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Ucrfacultyandstaff] Changes to COVID-19 Protocols<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">SUBJECT: Changes to COVID-19 Protocols</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:red"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><b><span style="color:black">Dear Campus Community,</span><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><b><s><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></s></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">Additional adjustments have been made to the campus COVID-19 management program as a result of updates from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH). These changes will go into effect
immediately.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:#4472C4"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><b><span style="color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Ending Asymptomatic Testing</span><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">Faculty, staff, and students who have an approved COVID-19 vaccination exemption, either medical or religious, will no longer be required to undergo and report weekly testing or wear a mask as
part of the non-pharmaceutical intervention (NPI) requirements. </span><span style="color:#4472C4"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:#4472C4"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default" style="background:white;text-autospace:ideograph-other"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Ending Early Isolation for a COVID-19 Positive</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> Person
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">(not applicable to health care workers)</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="Default" style="color:windowtext;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Can end isolation and return to work/learning after 5 days (from a positive test) if they feel well, have improving symptoms, and are fever-free for 24 hours.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="Default" style="color:windowtext;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="color:black">Will no longer need to provide evidence of a negative test via the PnC Porta</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt">l.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="Default" style="color:windowtext;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Must continue to mask until day 10 (from a positive test).<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:#4472C4"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:#4472C4"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><b><span style="color:#202020;background:white">Masking in Healthcare Settings<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><b><span style="color:#202020;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Beginning April 3, 2023</span></b><span style="color:#202020;background:white">, masks will no longer be required for asymptomatic patients, guests,
visitors, vendors or staff at all UCR Health locations. Symptomatic patients must wear a mask as will healthcare professionals who provide care for these individuals. Masking will continue to be encouraged for all individuals.</span><span style="color:#4472C4"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:#4472C4"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><b><span style="color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Continued Reminders</span><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">If you are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, please stay at home, use a COVID-19 at-home antigen test, and contact your primary care physician or UCR Student Health Services. Reporting positive
COVID-19 cases through the UCR</span><span style="color:#4472C4"> </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://campusreturn.ucr.edu/covid-screening-check?_gl=1*30jzgj*_ga*MTI0MDM1ODQ5MC4xNjUxNTI1OTQ2*_ga_S8BZQKWST2*MTY3ODI5MDk2Ny4xODkuMS4xNjc4MjkwOTc4LjAuMC4w*_ga_Z1RGSBHBF7*MTY3ODI5MDk2Ny4xODkuMS4xNjc4MjkwOTc4LjAuMC4w" target="_blank"><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Screening
Check</span></a></span><span style="color:#242424"> </span><span style="color:black">is still required.
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:#4472C4"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You may also be required to undergo COVID-19 testing as part of UCR's isolation and outbreak protocols.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you, <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sheila Hedayati <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Executive Director<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Environmental Health and Safety<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#868E96"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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