Search

The Gazette publishes story on Cornell's COVID response - Cornell College News

solokol.blogspot.com

September 23, 2020

The (Cedar Rapids) Gazette published a story, “Cornell stands apart in COVID-19 response,” on Sept. 22.

Photo of The Gazette with front page story featuring Cornell CollegeThe article details Cornell’s testing strategy and the benefits of the block plan during a pandemic.

The article says: 

But Cornell College — Mount Vernon’s private liberal arts college with 1,002 mostly-residential students — is different.

As of Monday morning, it was reporting no student cases and two positive employees since Aug. 28.

Of course, Cornell’s differences extend beyond its COVID-19 tally — including to its smaller size, its block-system learning structure and its testing tactics.

Unique in this region, Cornell has created its own proactive sampling strategy — pulling from faculty and student summer research — that involves periodic asymptomatic testing of “high-contact groups,” cluster sampling by residence hall floor and random sampling of faculty and staff. The campus is using an antigen test designed to detect COVID-19 viral proteins through a nasal swab.

Let's block ads! (Why?)



"story" - Google News
September 23, 2020 at 11:32PM
https://ift.tt/2G1nXpm

The Gazette publishes story on Cornell's COVID response - Cornell College News
"story" - Google News
https://ift.tt/2YrOfIK
https://ift.tt/2xwebYA

Bagikan Berita Ini

0 Response to "The Gazette publishes story on Cornell's COVID response - Cornell College News"

Post a Comment

Powered by Blogger.