WRC Weekly COVID-19 Update
10/7/2020
We’re sharing our weekly update to keep WRC employees, residents, and families informed of changing regulations and policies at the national and state level, as well as within the WRC continuum. Thank you to all WRC essential workers!
Universal testing continues across WRC communities– dates have been set for noninvasive anterior nasal swab testing for staff and residents that are high risk (out of facility routinely for medical testing)
- 10/20/2020- Laurelbrooke Landing Campus
- 10/21/2020- Highland Oaks
- 10/21/2020- Edgewood Heights
- 10/22/2020- Ridgmont
- 10/22/2020- Laurelbrooke Landing Campus
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention now says COVID-19 can be spread through airborne transmission, according to the updated guidance on the agency’s website, which is not available on the agency’s “How It Spreads” page, says that people who are more than 6 feet away from each other can still become infected from small droplets and particles that linger in the air, especially in enclosed spaces that have poor ventilation. For additional information, please visit: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/faq.html#Spread
Pennsylvania Department of Health is now recommending a positive test be retested 2-3 days after initial testing. https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/disease/coronavirus/Pages/Symptoms-Testing.aspx