{"id":154985,"date":"2022-02-01T15:55:51","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T01:55:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=154985"},"modified":"2022-02-01T15:55:51","modified_gmt":"2022-02-02T01:55:51","slug":"manoa-covid-19-protocol-reminders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2022\/02\/01\/manoa-covid-19-protocol-reminders\/","title":{"rendered":"<abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa: COVID-19 protocol reminders"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/manoa-campus-trees.jpg\" alt=\"trees lining McCarthy Mall\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-139084\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/manoa-campus-trees.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/manoa-campus-trees-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/manoa-campus-trees-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>This message was shared with the students, faculty and staff of the University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa on January 31, 2022.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Aloha and welcome back to campus!<\/p>\n<p>We know that many in our community are seeking updated information regarding our COVID-19 protocols now that we have returned to mostly in-person instruction and activities. The following is meant as guidance for our employees and students.<\/p>\n<p>First and perhaps most important, <strong>if you test positive for COVID-19<\/strong> please contact the COVID-19 Response Team (<abbr>CRT<\/abbr>) right away. The <abbr>CRT<\/abbr> can be emailed at <a href=\"mailto:uhscovid@hawaii.edu\">uhscovid@hawaii.edu<\/a>. Instructors can also inform the <abbr>CRT<\/abbr> with contact information of an individual. The <abbr>CRT<\/abbr> will be following the <a href=\"https:\/\/health.hawaii.gov\/coronavirusdisease2019\/files\/2021\/10\/COVID-19-Return-to-Work-Guidance.pdf\">State Department of Health return-to-work guidance<\/a> (<span class=\"small-text\"><abbr title=\"Portable Document Format\">PDF<\/abbr><\/span>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do not report to a <abbr>UH<\/abbr> campus or facility if any of these apply:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You tested positive for COVID-19 and are on home isolation.<\/li>\n<li>You have COVID-19 symptoms that are new, worsening, and not attributable to a pre-existing condition.<\/li>\n<li>You are immunocompromised and are a close contact of a COVID-19 positive individual.<\/li>\n<li>You are not &ldquo;up-to-date&rdquo; with your vaccines and are a close contact of a COVID-19 positive individual.\n<ul>\n<li>You must quarantine for 5 days after date of last exposure<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>You are subject to government-issued or a healthcare provider\u2019s orders to quarantine.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&ldquo;Up-to-date&rdquo; means a person has received all recommended COVID-19 vaccines, including any booster dose(s) when eligible. The benefits of boosters are well documented. A &ldquo;close contact&rdquo; is defined as being within 6 feet of a person with COVID-19 for 15 minutes or more over a 24- hour period (regardless of mask use) or direct contact with secretions from the person with COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You may report to a <abbr>UH<\/abbr> campus or facility even if you are a close contact of a known COVID-19 positive case if:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You (1) are not immunocompromised, (2) are up to date with your vaccines, and (3) are asymptomatic. <strong>All three conditions must apply<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li>If you are not up to date with vaccinations, you must complete the 5 day quarantine period and wear a well-fitting mask for an additional 5 days.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>You (1) tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 90 days and (2) have recovered (no symptoms). <strong>Both conditions must apply<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Close contact tracing steps<\/h2>\n<p>If a COVID-19 case is reported within a <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa campus classroom, the University Health Services COVID-19 Response Team will attempt to identify close contacts within that space.<\/p>\n<p>If there is no seating chart or reliable means by which close contacts can be readily determined, all class attendees will be contacted to inform them of the possible classroom exposure. <\/p>\n<p>In a large classroom, the best means of communication would likely be through email to the class as a whole, with instructions given based upon vaccination status.<\/p>\n<p>Management of close contacts (testing, isolation, etc.) would depend upon whether an individual is &ldquo;up to date&rdquo; with COVID-19 vaccination.<\/p>\n<p>The university is following all privacy and confidentiality laws, including the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).<\/p>\n<p>Instructors have the ability to temporarily switch instruction from in-person to online while the contact tracing investigation is being conducted, and if the <abbr>CRT<\/abbr> recommends testing. There is no need for formal approval of this temporary change in instruction modality.<\/p>\n<p>Further information on what is necessary to report to campus can be found on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/covid19-guidelines\/personal-safety-practices\/\"><abbr>UH<\/abbr> COVID-19 Guidelines<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Track the latest developments of COVID-19 in Hawai\u02bbi at the Hawai\u02bbi Emergency Management Agency data hub.<\/p>\n<p>Mahalo for your assistance in keeping our campus community healthy!<br \/>\n<strong>Michael Bruno<\/strong><br \/>\n<abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Provost<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First and perhaps most important, if you test positive for COVID-19 please contact the COVID-19 Response Team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1193],"tags":[1411,9],"class_list":["post-154985","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-administrative","tag-covid-19","tag-uh-manoa","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154985","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=154985"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154985\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":154997,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154985\/revisions\/154997"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=154985"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=154985"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=154985"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}