Reopening Phase 1
Began May 4, 2020, as directed by State of Kansas Executive Order 20-29.
Prerequisites for Advancing to Phase 1
- State of Kansas removes "Safer at Home" order.
- Local indicators do not show an exponential increase in positive, seriously-ill patients.
- Sufficient testing capability exists in the community.
- Sufficient personal protective equipment, or PPE, is available in the community.
- Local health care system can cope with a potential increase in COVID-19 patients.
- Public health system can promptly identify and isolate infected individuals and identify and quarantine their contacts.
Criteria in Phase 1
- Countywide "Restricted Activities" orders are in effect.
- Strict social distancing measures are in effect.
- Maintaining at least six-foot social distancing from every other person present at a location.
- Washing hands with soap and water for at least twenty seconds as frequently as possible, or using hand sanitizer.
- Covering coughs or sneezes — cough into the sleeve or elbow, not into the hands.
- Regularly cleaning high-touch surfaces.
- Avoid shaking hands.
- Maintaining at least six-foot social distancing from every other person present at a location.
- Mass gatherings are limited to 10 or fewer individuals.
- High-risk individuals restrict activities as much as possible.
- Individuals are encouraged to wear face masks when social distancing is not possible.
- All employees who return to campus will need to complete the EHS training.
- Employees are encouraged to work remotely as much as possible.
- Individuals who test positive for COVID-19 must remain in isolation for at least 10 days from symptom onset or until free from fever for 72 hours, whichever is longer — or follow current public health officer's guidance.
- Individuals awaiting test results must remain in isolation.
- Individuals who have close contact with confirmed cases must self-quarantine for 10 days without symptoms.