Rice Says Group Under “Self-Quarantine” Amid COVID-19 Concerns
Style Magazine Newswire | 3/5/2020, 8:45 a.m.
A group of people at Rice University have been advised to self-quarantine after a staff member may have been inadvertently exposed to the novel coronavirus overseas, the university said Sunday. In what the school called an “abundance of caution,” 17 people were asked to self-quarantine after coming into direct contact with tbe research staffer, who while traveling abroad may have been exposed to the virus also known as COVID-19. “Only one individual is being investigated by public health authorities, but out of an abundance of caution, Rice has identified those persons on our campus with whom there was direct contact, and we recommended that the 17 individuals self-isolate and follow heightened precautions in locations off the main campus,” read an email from the school to students and staff Sunday.
The 17 people include faculty, doctoral students and staff, the message added.
