{"id":159682,"date":"2022-05-24T08:25:46","date_gmt":"2022-05-24T18:25:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=159682"},"modified":"2022-05-24T08:41:07","modified_gmt":"2022-05-24T18:41:07","slug":"masking-updated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2022\/05\/24\/masking-updated\/","title":{"rendered":"Face masks required indoors on UH<\/abbr> campuses and properties"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

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Effective Wednesday, May 25, face masks are once again required indoors across the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> System, except when working alone or separated from others by 6 feet or more. Restoration of this practice, consistent with current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations, was recommended by UH<\/abbr> medical and public health experts and the State of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Department of Health and affirmed by UH<\/abbr> leadership.<\/p>\n

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Reinstatement of the comprehensive indoor mask requirement will help prevent further spread of the COVID-19 virus and better protect the health of students and employees as every county in the state but one is currently assessed to have a “high” level of COVID-19 community transmission by the CDC<\/abbr>. Only Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> County is still rated “medium.” The CDC<\/abbr> also ranks the state as 4th highest in the nation with an average 7-day case rate of 495.9 cases per 100,000 people.<\/p>\n

The indoor face mask requirement will remain in place and be re-evaluated when the level of COVID-19 transmission in the state decreases. All members of the UH<\/abbr> community should continue to monitor your hawaii.edu email and UHNews.org<\/a> for updates.<\/p>\n

If you test positive for COVID-19 and have been on campus or a UH<\/abbr> facility, immediately contact your respective COVID-19 Response Team (contact info for each UH<\/abbr> campus<\/a>). Instructors can also inform the CRT<\/abbr> with contact information of an individual. The UH<\/abbr> System follows the State Department of Health return-to-work guidance.<\/p>\n

Do not report to a UH<\/abbr> campus or facility if any of these apply:<\/p>\n