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Dear Students, Colleagues and Friends,
The health and well-being of our students, faculty and staff continues to be of utmost importance to us as we deal with the significant challenges presented by the coronavirus (COVID-19). As has been communicated to all in our community, we have one employee who tested positive with COVID-19. Local health authorities have completed reaching out to all persons who were identified to have had direct contact with the employee.
In line with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the employee is self-quarantined at home. We wish our colleague a speedy recovery. As previously indicated, for reasons of health privacy, the College cannot provide additional details regarding this case.
Executive Order #104 from Governor Murphy
This afternoon Governor Murphy issued Executive Order 104 which, in pertinent part, limits gatherings/events and orders the discontinuation of in-person instruction at all state colleges and universities until further notice. Relevant excerpts from the EO note:
TRAVEL INFORMATION
The Department of State has added additional countries to its list of Level 3: Avoid Non Essential Travel countries. The list now includes: China; Iran; South Korea; Europe (Schengen Area): Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Monaco, San Marino, Vatican City; United Kingdom and Ireland: England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland.
The Department of State requires that all persons returning from these countries stay home for 14 days from the time they left an area with widespread, ongoing community spread and to practice social distancing. Further, in accord with the College’s pandemic protocols, they are also required to present the College with medical clearance from a physician or a community based medical provider (even if symptom free) before returning to campus.
RAMAPO COLLEGE PREPAREDNESS & RESPONSIVENESS
As you are aware, the College remains closed through March 22, 2020. A deep clean of the entire campus is being conducted during this time. After Spring Break, academic courses are scheduled to resume via remote coursework delivery (i.e. not via in-person, on-campus classes) on Monday, March 23, 2020.
Since January, the College’s Emergency Preparedness Team has worked vigilantly to keep our community safe in connection to the coronavirus. We continue to communicate closely with all appropriate authorities including the Office of the New Jersey Governor, the Office of the Secretary of Higher Education, the CDC and local/county health officials. Ramapo will continue to rely on the guidance of experts as we navigate this unfamiliar terrain together.
All of the College’s resources and communications concerning COVID-19 may be found at: www.ramapo.edu/health/coronavirus-covid-19/
Peter P. Mercer
President
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