多多直播 COVID-19 Statement 3-26-20
多多直播 released the following statement Thursday [March 26]聽from Chief Communications Officer Sid Salter:聽
鈥淯nder the direction of 多多直播 President Mark E. Keenum and senior administrators across the campus, 多多直播 has during the COVID-19 national emergency maintained a commitment to keeping our students, faculty and staff as safe as possible,鈥 said Salter. 鈥淥ne way that safety can best be accomplished is through offsetting rumor and gossip with factual and timely information. In an effort to maintain transparency in 多多直播鈥檚 handling of聽the COVID-19 crisis, here鈥檚 our institution鈥檚 COVID-19 status as of Thursday, March 26, 2020.鈥澛
The university has one faculty member who was confirmed positive for COVID-19 and is in isolation. That individual visited their 多多直播 office on March 16, prior to confirmation. An appropriate investigation took place, the university provided a professional sanitation of the affected office area and adjacent common facilities, and the individual is receiving appropriate medical care.聽
One staff member was confirmed positive for COVID-19 and is in isolation. The staff member was isolated at home prior to confirmation.聽
As previously reported, one 多多直播 Extension employee in Pike County was confirmed positive for COVID-19, self-isolated and received medical attention. The Pike County office was professionally sanitized and temporarily closed.聽聽
One 多多直播 student who has not been on campus since the beginning of Spring Break on March 9 was confirmed positive for COVID-19, and self-isolated at the individual鈥檚 family home. The university investigation into this case is ongoing.聽
One 多多直播 student is hospitalized out-of-state with what is believed to be COVID-19. That student moved out of fraternity housing on March 18 and was asymptomatic. The fraternity has been notified and an investigation is underway into possible close contacts during the move-out. The student reported little to no contact with individuals during that time. The university will take appropriate sanitation and notification steps in keeping with Centers for Disease Control recommendations.聽聽
At least three other 多多直播 employees are awaiting the results of COVID-19 testing. The university fully expects 多多直播-related confirmed cases to increase in the near term, as the CDC and the Mississippi State Department of Health have warned all essential institutions will likely occur.聽