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<div dir="ltr">Attached and below is the ORNL COVID information that Matt Howell presented to us at today's SNS PPU Team meeting.</div>
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<div dir="ltr">Christine<br>
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<div id="x_divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font style="font-size:11pt" face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> Howell, Matthew P. <howellm@ornl.gov><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 5, 2020 2:10 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Ed Daly <edaly@jlab.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXTERNAL] FW: COVID-19 Update</font>
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<b>From:</b> Denning, April <denningar@ornl.gov> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 5, 2020 7:27 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> NScD-Staff-Dist <nscd-staff-dist@ornl.gov><br>
<b>Subject:</b> COVID-19 Update</p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt; color:red">ORNL case stats, as of Wednesday, Nov. 4</span></b></p>
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Total positive: 194</p>
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Total active: 77</p>
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More than 20,287 tests administered</p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">200-plus staff in quarantine<b><span style="color:#006600"></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">2,400-plus on campus last week</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">The positive rate in on-site testing is <1% (for comparison, the local community is 11.8%)</span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt; color:red">What is the lab’s COVID-19 guidance for the holidays?</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt; color:red">
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Some staff members are wondering whether they will be required to quarantine before returning to campus after holiday travel or family gatherings with out-of-town guests. The COVID-19 Leadership Team is working on a practical
and consistent approach that will protect the health and safety of our staff while sustaining lab operations. Details will be forthcoming.
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt; color:red">Should we hold in-person meetings at all?</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt; color:red">
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">To date, 40 staff members are believed to have been exposed to the virus from a co-worker on campus—several via in-person meetings, eating lunch together, or riding in vehicles together. You can print the attached
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flyer</a> to encourage safe meetings that<b> <i>ensure at least six feet of distance between individuals</i></b><i>,
</i>even when everyone is wearing face coverings.<b><i> </i></b>CDC guidelines specify that people who have been within six feet of a person with COVID-19 for at least 15 minutes over the course of a day are to be placed in quarantine for 14 days, due to the
ease by which the virus spreads from person to person. </span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt; color:red">Make zero contacts your goal.</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:red">
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Individuals can catch the virus despite their best efforts. When that happens, contact tracing begins. Among the questions ORNL medical staff members will ask:
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Where have you been? (such as buildings, rooms, vehicles, or other work areas)</span></li><li class="x_x_MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in; font-size:11pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; margin-left:0in; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Who has been within six feet of you for a total of 15 minutes in a given day? (these individuals are considered to be contacts even if face coverings are worn)</span></li><li class="x_x_MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in; font-size:11pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; margin-bottom:8.0pt; margin-left:0in; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Where did you likely contract the virus? (includes contact with known or suspected COVID-19-positive individuals, activities, and locations, on site or off site)</span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Ideally, the answers to these questions will identify no additional individuals who are at risk of infection or who need to be quarantined.
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt; color:red">Minimize COVID-19 spread within your home.</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:red">
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Interaction with family members, the primary cause of exposure among infected staff, is unavoidable for many, particularly those who have children and dependent adults living in their households. If someone with whom you reside
becomes sick, consider <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.cdc.gov_coronavirus_2019-2Dncov_if-2Dyou-2Dare-2Dsick_care-2Dfor-2Dsomeone.html&d=DwMFAg&c=CJqEzB1piLOyyvZjb8YUQw&r=JiFk5MoBASreCKSlAFQzxw&m=VfuPNGLRYnK4k_x1SJSRGwhcULvlDhG9TiRGt4cQEHU&s=4OR2BbBn5Zx9lcNrWMXTOCoMOkaOE5zNJBE3soVHWQo&e=">
guidance</a> provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on how to care for them while protecting yourself and others in your home from infection.</span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt; color:red">Plan for the worst and be better prepared.</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:red">
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">If your household hasn’t been directly affected by COVID-19, consider developing a “crisis” plan
<i><u>now</u></i> in case you or others you count on are unable to carry out essential household activities due to being infected or in quarantine. A new
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tip sheet</a> is available on the COVID-19 Information <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__ornl.sharepoint.com_sites_ldoffice_SitePages_COVID-2D19-2520-2D-2520Coronavirus-2520Information-2520Site.aspx&d=DwMFAg&c=CJqEzB1piLOyyvZjb8YUQw&r=JiFk5MoBASreCKSlAFQzxw&m=VfuPNGLRYnK4k_x1SJSRGwhcULvlDhG9TiRGt4cQEHU&s=qOB4hxUwrs8pAv1mGgI-MbeQeQtlS_2M0YmdzEfAYf4&e=">
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt; color:red">Get your flu shot</span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">WellOne Clinic staff continues to offer flu shots in Building 2500 (old Fire Hall) to all staff members, Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Parking is available across the street. For staff who work on campus, flu shot offerings
at the WellOne Clinic in Building 4500N, <i>have been extended</i> to Monday through Friday, 1-4:30 p.m.
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<b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt; color:red">IN CASE YOU MISSED IT</span></u></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt; color:red">Local conditions <a name="x_x__Hlk55313898">
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</a></span></b><span style=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The area’s seven-day rolling average has declined but remains near the summer peak. See
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt; color:red">Operational outlook <br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The Lab is in <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__ornl.sharepoint.com_sites_ldoffice_Shared-2520Documents_Forms_AllItems.aspx-3Fid-3D-252Fsites-252Fldoffice-252FShared-2520Documents-252FTransitionToNormalOperations-252Epdf-26parent-3D-252Fsites-252Fldoffice-252FShared-2520Documents&d=DwMFAg&c=CJqEzB1piLOyyvZjb8YUQw&r=JiFk5MoBASreCKSlAFQzxw&m=VfuPNGLRYnK4k_x1SJSRGwhcULvlDhG9TiRGt4cQEHU&s=uT-2nI2IEI_UtckEvv6bs5sDU4fp5DO44AXKPXRA4Co&e=">
Phase 1</a> of transition </span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt; color:red">Policy & Process </span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">The following policies and processes are in place to support staff:
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