The UW Advisory Committee on Communicable Diseases (ACCD) announced Thursday that it received negative test results for the third of three students who have been tested for coronavirus. Two students had previously also tested negative, and there are no remaining tests pending among any members of the UW community.
There continue to be no confirmed cases of novel coronavirus among UW community members.
As of January 30, there is only one case of confirmed novel coronavirus infection in Washington state. It is in Snohomish County and is not related to UW.
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This coronavirus outbreak began in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. A number of countries, including the United States, have been actively screening incoming travelers from China. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has raised their听听to a level 3: CDC recommends that travelers avoid all nonessential travel to China. Anyone with questions about UW-related travel to or from an area with confirmed cases of coronavirus can contact the听UW Office of Global Affairs.
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The University鈥檚听听is monitoring the outbreak in coordination with state and local health departments. The committee will provide updated听听to the campus community as the situation evolves.
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