Is there a threat to the residence hall general population?
This flu is not more severe than regular flu. The residence halls are not at any increased threat; however, students are in closer contact with each other than in other areas of our university community. They have more opportunity to spread this virus, so they need to be extra diligent with washing their hands and covering their noses and mouths when they cough or sneeze. Students with ill roommates can still share a room but must be extremely diligent in hand washing, distancing themselves as much as they can from ill roommates, wiping down all surfaces daily with sanitizing wipes, and asking those that are coughing to wear a mask if they can’t contain it with a tissue or their sleeve. Because our residence halls are at full capacity, room changes due to ill roommates cannot be accommodated. We encourage social distancing during a flu outbreak.
