Three UW students in Seattle negative for novel coronavirus

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UW in Seattle was notified that three students from the Seattle campus were screened for the novel coronavirus. There is not any known direct impact on the UW Tacoma community.

The University of Washington was notified by Public Health–Seattle & King County (PHSKC) that three students from the UW’s Seattle campus were screened for the novel (new) coronavirus. The three students recently traveled to Wuhan, China, and developed symptoms after returning. All three students subsequently tested negative for infection. One person lives off campus and two students live in on-campus housing. While the student awaited test results, they were monitored by PHSKC and were moved to isolated housing until cleared by PHSKC.

As of January 30, there are no reports of anyone on the UW Tacoma campus or in Pierce County who is being tested for novel coronavirus infection.

How to get additional reliable information

The University’s Advisory Committee on Communicable Diseases is monitoring the outbreak in coordination with PHSKC. The committee, which includes UW Tacoma staff liaisons, will provide updated information to the university community as the situation evolves.

Written by Victor Balta and John Burkhardt

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