Healthy Restart FAQs Answered For UK Faculty, Staff And Students: Aug. 28 Edition

From the University of Kentucky:

August 28, 2020

By Jenny Wells-Hosley

With University of Kentucky now offering in-session classes again, the university continues to field questions related to specific elements of the campus restart plan. Below is one of the questions most commonly asked by university faculty and staff.

Q: What should I do if a colleague is not wearing a mask?

A: First, assume the best in your colleague. Like you, they may still be working to build new habits to meet all health and safety protocols. They may have forgotten to put it on, or they did not realize they would be around others.

Kind support from colleagues is one of the best ways to help establish new habits. Here are some ideas on what you can say to support healthy behaviors:

• Don't forget your mask!
• Let's make sure we follow the mask requirements.
• Remember, we are all expected to wear a mask.
• Please wear a mask when you come to my office/cubicle.
  

Phase I testing of students by Wild Health ended Aug. 22. The university will communicate plans soon about reporting Phase II testing data. For information on testing results from Aug. 3-22, visit: www.uky.edu/coronavirus/covid-19-testing-results.

For more information related to University of Kentucky's COVID-19 response and restart plan, visit www.uky.edu/coronavirus/, including more FAQs at www.uky.edu/coronavirus/employees/employee-faqs.

Each day UK will be providing some of the most frequently asked questions from students, faculty and staff and answering them as we start the new semester. If you have questions you would like to see answered, please email coronavirus@uky.edu. We will continue to answer those on an individual basis, but may also include them in UKNOW. Thanks and stay safe and healthy.

This press release was produced by the University of Kentucky. The views expressed here are the author’s own.