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UArizona leadership reports COVID-19 cases on campus, assures control

Credit: KGUN, Tucson, AZ
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UArizona leadership reports COVID-19 cases on campus, assures control
UArizona leadership reports COVID-19 cases on campus, assures control

"You are our greatest strength but you are our greatest weakness if you don't comply"

REPORTING MULTIPLE CASES OFCOVID-19 ON CAMPUS.

THE EXACTNUMBER IS NOT BEING RELEASEDYET -- BUT TOP LEADERSHIP ISASSURING THE PUBLIC -- IT'S INCONTROL OF THE SITUATION.

NINEON YOUR SIDE'S ROGELIO MARESREPORTS.PKG SOT WE'VE SEEN SOME PEOPLEWHO HAVE NOT WORN A MASK.WE'VE SEEN SOME PEOPLE WHOHAVE NOT ADHERED TO THESEPUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICES.

06SECTHE TONE AT THE U- OF-A ISOPTIMISTIC BUT FIRM: THERE'SCASES AND THEY'RE DOINGSOMETHING ABOUT IT.

UNIVERSITYPRESIDENT, ROBERT ROBBINS,SAYS NEW MEASURES WILL GO INTOEFFECT TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE AREFOLLOWING SAFETY RULES.

SOTWE'RE HIRING MONITORS FROM APRIVATE SECURITY COMPANY TOPATROL AND ENSURE COMPLIANCEOF HEALTH AND SAFETYDIRECTIVES.

08SEC ROBBINS SAYSIT WON'T JUST BE HIREDSECURITY KEEPING TABS ONANYONE AT THE UNIVERSITY.

SOTIN ADDITION, THE COVIDAMBASSADOR TEAM OF STUDENTS ISCAMPUS GROUP THAT POSITIVELYENCOURAGES STUDENTS TO 'BEARDOWN AND MASK UP.'

10SEC CASESHAVE BEEN REPORTED AT ASORORITY HOUSE AND EVEN TWO ATA DORM ON CAMPUS.

FORMERSURGEON GENERAL OF THE UNITEDSTATES DR. RICHARD CARMONA,NOW WITH THE COLLEGE OF PUBLICHEALTH, SAYS THESE CASES AREGIVING MEDICAL RESEARCHERSIDEAS ABOUT HOW THE VIRUSACTS.

SOT WE WERE ABLE TOIDENTIFY, VERY EARLY, BEFOREANYBODY WAS SYMPTOMATIC, THATTHERE WERE SICK PEOPLE INTHEIR DORM, BY MORNING THEYHAD BEEN TESTED, IDENTIFIEDTHE TWO STUDENTS AND MOVEDTHEM INTO AN ISOLATION AREA.13SEC SOT THIS MORNING WE HELDA SEMINAR FOR OFF-CAMPUSBUILDING MANAGERS, SORORITYAND FRATERNITY HOUSES ONISOLATION, CLEANING PRACTICESAND OTHER COVID- RELATEDMITIGATION AND RESPONSEISSUES.

14SEC UNIVERSITY BRASSSAYS TESTING AND CONTACTTRACING WILL CONTINUEESPECIALLY IN WASTE WATERWHERE THEY REMAIN OPTIMISTICABOUT KEEPING TRACK OF ANYCASES WITHOUT FULL ON TESTINGOF EVERYONE IN DORMS OR ONCAMPUS.

SOT YOU HAVE TO HELPUS; YOU ARE OUR GREATESTSTRENGTH BUT YOU ARE OURGREATEST WEAKNESS IF YOU DON'TCOMPLY.

05SEC NO WORD YETABOUT THE DATA OF CASES ONCAMPUS.

DR. CARMONA SAYS THATWILL BE PRESENTED AT A PRESSCONFERENCE ON THURSDAY.ROGELIO MARES.

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