{"id":63320,"date":"2021-03-15T17:44:08","date_gmt":"2021-03-15T21:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=63320"},"modified":"2021-03-15T17:44:08","modified_gmt":"2021-03-15T21:44:08","slug":"covid-19-please-be-safe-as-cases-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=63320","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19: Please be safe as cases rise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good afternoon NMC students,\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As you may have noticed from the increase in emails you have received regarding possible COVID-19 exposures, cases of the virus are rising on campus. While NMC has had relatively few cases in total, it\u2019s critical that we all stay safe between now and the end of the semester to keep it that way. Please continue to follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nmc.edu\/student-services\/keep-safe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NMC\u2019s safety protocols<\/a> on campus including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>wear a mask\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>practice social distancing\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>limit social gatherings<\/li>\n<li>follow current MDHHS guidelines regarding size of gatherings and number of households<\/li>\n<li>do not come to campus or attend any in-person courses if you are sick\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>if you must travel, when you return please monitor for symptoms, and consider self-quarantining for up to 10 days.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Most students will not be able to get vaccinated until later this year, so it\u2019s important to stay safe. You have been doing a great job! We only have a little ways to go! With your help we will get there and limit the impact of COVID-19 on our NMC community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good afternoon NMC students,\u00a0 As you may have noticed from the increase in emails you have received regarding possible COVID-19 exposures, cases of the virus are rising on campus. 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