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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear all:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I hope you are all looking forward to what the fall semester will bring. I will talk about this in my next email, with my sincere wish that everything turns out positively for you!
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">First, however, I have to remind you of the negative shadow of COVID. The pandemic is not over, and cases continue to pop up, unfortunately now within SPLS.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Below I present the latest information as to what to do if you test positively for COVID-19.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Here is the link to the Centers for Disease Control:
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/your-health/isolation.html">https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/your-health/isolation.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white">If you test positive for COVID-19,<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> contact your primary care health provider, stay home for at least 5 days and isolate from
others in your home.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">End isolation based on how serious your COVID-19 symptoms were. </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Loss of taste and smell may persist for weeks or months after recovery, and need
not delay the end of isolation.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#222222;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">If you had no symptoms, </span>
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">You may end isolation after day 5.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#222222;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">If your symptoms are not improving</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">,</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">
</span></b><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Continue to Isolate</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> until: You are fever-free for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medications,
such as aspirin, Tylenol, & ibuprofen.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222">If you had symptoms and had: <b>Moderate illness (you experienced shortness of breath or had difficulty breathing)
<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">You need to <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">isolate through day 10.</span></strong></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<h3 style="background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></h3>
<h3 style="background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#222222">Severe illness (you were hospitalized) or have a weakened immune system</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-bottom:0.4rem">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">You need to <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">isolate through day 10.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-bottom:0.4rem">
<strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Consult your doctor</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> before ending isolation.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;background:white;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Ending isolation without a viral test may not be an option for you.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<h2 style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222;font-weight:normal">Regardless of when you end isolation<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<h3 style="background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-top:2rem;margin-bottom:0.5rem;font-size:1.26rem;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px">
<b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#222222">Until at least day 11:<o:p></o:p></span></b></h3>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-bottom:0.4rem">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Avoid being around people who are more likely to get very sick from COVID-19.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-bottom:0.4rem">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Remember to wear a high-quality mask when indoors around others at home and in public.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-bottom:0.4rem">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Do not go places where you are unable to wear a mask until you are able to discontinue masking.
<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">If you have any questions or concerns, please let me know.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">David<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">David W. Galbraith, PhD</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Interim Director</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">School of Plant Sciences | College of Agriculture and Life Sciences<br>
THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Forbes 303 | 1140 E. South Campus Dr.<br>
PO Box 210036 | Tucson, AZ 85721<br>
Phone 520-205-1962 (Cell) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="mso-ligatures:none">We respectfully acknowledge the University of Arizona is on the land and territories of Indigenous peoples. Today, Arizona is home to 22 federally recognized tribes, with Tucson being home to the O’odham
and the Yaqui. Committed to diversity and inclusion, the University strives to build sustainable relationships with sovereign Native Nations and Indigenous communities through education offerings, partnerships, and community service.</span></i><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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