We received this information from our district last night. More information will follow as it becomes available.
Employees and individuals who are not regularly assigned to Hunter High School, but may have visited the facility recently are encouraged to follow general health department guidelines and recommendations for self-care, but are not under the self-quarantine order.
On 3/15/20, 9:38 AM, “Horsley, Benjamin B” <bhorsley@graniteschools.org> wrote:
Dear Hunter High Families,
We want to provide you with up to date and accurate information in relation to the questions we are hearing. The most common question is why are the families of students and staff NOT required to also quarantine? The following text below is directly from the Health Department in response to that question.
“Because students and staff at Hunter High School are only probable contacts to a confirmed case (since it is difficult to know exactly who has had significant contact, and to what degree, in a communal setting like a high school), the current instruction to quarantine for a full infectious period does not extend to family members of probable contacts.
Your family is, of course, welcome to exercise extra caution beyond Salt Lake County Health Department’s defined quarantine parameters.”
The virus is thought to spread mainly from person-to-person between people who are in close contact with one another (within about 6 feet). Through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes. These droplets can land in the mouths or noses of people who are nearby or possibly be inhaled into the lungs.
Can someone spread the virus without being sick? While the risk of transmission is very low for individuals who are not demonstrating symptoms, it is possible. Additionally, second hand transmission is also considered very low risk. Please see CDC information on this topic here— https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/about/transmission.html
| Transmission of Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) | CDCMuch is unknown about how 2019-nCoV, a new coronavirus, spreads. Current knowledge is largely based on what is known about similar coronaviruses. Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that are common in many different species of animals, including camels, cattle, cats, and bats. Rarely, animal …www.cdc.gov |
or call the COVID-19 Hotline at 1-800-456-7707.
We encourage families to take guidance from the Health Department sent last evening very seriously to help curb the further spread of disease.
Thank you for your great support.
Granite School District
