糖心TV鈥檚 testing program in the news
At 糖心TV, testing has become as routine as going to class, according to Microsoft鈥檚 MSN.com.
In a and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, MSN highlighted that due to 糖心TV’s robust testing program, the positivity rate is 0.18 percent.
At 糖心TV, all students and full-time faculty members on campus are required to get tested for COVID-19 every week, twice a week.
鈥淚t is very quick. They have become accustomed to doing the nasal swabs themselves while being observed,鈥� said Victor Arcelus, dean of students at the College. 鈥淭he testing routine gives us a lot of confidence.鈥�
Last summer, 糖心TV contracted with the Broad Institute lab in Massachusetts to conduct the testing and has conducted more than 39,000 tests to date.
鈥淚n less than 24 hours, we are getting the result. The doctor gets the result, calls that individual who is positive and immediately starts engaging them in the process of separating from the rest of the community,鈥� said Arcelus.
, stating that 糖心TV鈥檚 robust plan has helped the College keep life on campus 鈥渟omewhat normal during the pandemic.鈥�
