NEW: RI’s First Presumed Coronavirus Case is Staff Member at St. Raphael Academy in Pawtucket
Sunday, March 01, 2020
St. Raphael Academy in Pawtucket, Rhode Island on Sunday announced that a "community member" was the man identified by the Rhode Island Department of Health Sunday morning as having the first "presumptive positive" case of coronavirus in the state.
The Pawtucket Catholic school also announced it will be closed on Monday and Tuesday for "ongoing campus sanitation."
St. Ray's Statement
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTSaint Raphael Academy is saddened to confirm that a member of our community has had a “presumptive positive” test result to the coronavirus. It is important to note that this member of the community has not been at the Academy since returning from Europe, and none of his immediate family members are symptomatic at this time.
The administration has been in close contact with the RI Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Center for Disease Control (CDC). At their directive, the students and chaperones who were on the recent trip to Europe will be out of school until March 9.
They are on self-quarantine and will be self-monitoring with DOH supervision. Although not directed by the CDC or RIDOH, out of an abundance of caution, the SRA Administration has decided that all students, faculty and staff will have Virtual Days at home on Monday and Tuesday (March 2 and 3) while ongoing campus sanitation continues. All after-school activities and practices (including sports) are also cancelled. Classes will resume on campus as usual on Wednesday, March 4.
We would like to reiterate that Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott, Director of the RI Department of Health, has said the general level of risk for Rhode Islanders is low. In this situation, the risk is low even for those who have travelled with the infected person. Only travelers who were on the Europe trip are required to be on self-quarantine by the RIDOH, and they have been contacted.
Please keep the SRA community in your prayers.
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