App State’s progress report to campus provides the latest operational updates, COVID-19 safety protocols and other important information. Please note the status of the coronavirus and variants continues to develop. University COVID-19 safety protocols change, informed by the latest public health data. Always defer to communications with the most recent time and date stamp.
App State COVID-19 Updates |
Chancellor Sheri Everts and the university’s COVID-19 response team continue to monitor the COVID-19 situation, and remain in regular contact with state and local public health agencies as well as UNC System leadership. Chancellor Everts’ March 18 update to campus shared that App State remains attentive to data reported to its COVID-19 dashboard, as well as state and national trends and public health guidance. She also shared that guidance from the federal, state and local levels is now fully aligned: People may choose to wear a face covering at any time, and those with symptoms, a positive test or exposure to someone with COVID-19 should continue to wear a face covering. As reported on the university’s COVID-19 dashboard, new cases and positive results from on-campus tests continue to decline, and remain very low. |
COVID-19 wellness updates and reminders: |
In a March 17 press release, Governor Roy Cooper and NCDHHS Secretary Kody Kinsley explained the state’s new Moving Forward Together Plan, the next stage in response to COVID-19. Secretary Kinsley shared that vaccines are still the best protection for ourselves and our communities, and everyone should get vaccinated and boosted as soon as they are eligible.
Continue protecting yourself and others:
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Mental health and wellness reminders: |
March marks two full years of the coronavirus’s impact. Remember your campus mental health and wellness resources. Resources for students:
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Additional COVID-19 resources and information: |
The university posts the most current COVID-19 safety protocols, procedures and policies to the App State coronavirus website and makes adjustments according to the latest federal, state, local and UNC System guidance.
The university uses wastewater surveillance testing, as it has since fall 2020, to detect the presence and extent of COVID-19 in residence halls and guide testing and containment measures. Remember, contact tracing efforts will focus only on areas of identified need in accordance with current CDC and public health guidance. The university’s COVID-19 response team continues to respond to every report submitted as quickly as possible and prioritizes outreach to individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19.
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