{"id":14487,"date":"2020-06-25T11:07:42","date_gmt":"2020-06-25T15:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/?p=14487"},"modified":"2020-07-07T14:43:38","modified_gmt":"2020-07-07T18:43:38","slug":"unc-chapel-hill-updates-roadmap-to-fall-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/news\/unc-chapel-hill-updates-roadmap-to-fall-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"UNC-Chapel Hill Updates Roadmap to Fall 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dear Carolina Community,<\/p>\n

In my role as Executive Director for implementation of the\u00a0Roadmap for Fall 2020<\/a>, I will provide updates to the Carolina community every Thursday.<\/p>\n

This week we have made several updates to our Roadmap. We are carefully addressing your questions and concerns while putting guidelines in place to meet our responsibility to provide a safe environment for our return in the fall.<\/p>\n

Testing and Tracing<\/a><\/strong>
\nCampus Health now has\u00a0testing information<\/a>\u00a0for students, post-doctoral fellows and their eligible partners and spouses. Campus Health also has information on how\u00a0close contact tracing<\/a>\u00a0is conducted by Campus Health with guidance from the local Health department when students and post-doctoral fellows test positive for COVID-19. Environmental Health and Safety has put similar\u00a0testing and tracing<\/a>\u00a0protocols in place for faculty and staff. Both Campus Health and EHS are working closely with Orange and surrounding counties to ensure proper reporting and tracing.<\/p>\n

As a reminder, based on information and advice from our campus and community experts, testing everyone prior to their reentry to the campus could create a false sense of security. The CDC does not recommend widespread, asymptomatic testing, and instead recommends that all individuals take preventative measures to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus. This is consistent with the advice of our own infectious disease and public health faculty experts.<\/p>\n

Transportation and Parking<\/strong><\/a>
\nParking will remain available<\/a>\u00a0in lots throughout campus for employees and students through July 31. Permit and hourly fees for students, employees, and daily visitors will not be charged through this period when parking regulations are not in effect. Fire lanes and reserved spaces, including accessibility spaces, are not available for parking without the appropriate credential. Parking regulations for campus will go into effect on August 1.<\/p>\n

Our transit partners have made several operational changes, including requiring face masks and reducing occupancy. Learn more at the Town of Chapel Hill\u2019s\u00a0dedicated COVID-19 transit page<\/a>\u00a0or find a list of transit partners on our Roadmap page.<\/p>\n

Academics<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0&\u00a0Instructional Delivery<\/strong><\/a>
\nThere are several important updates on the\u00a0Academics\u00a0<\/a>and\u00a0Instructional Delivery<\/a>\u00a0pages<\/p>\n