Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Monday that California’s COVID-19 State of Emergency will end on Feb. 28, 2023 — almost three years after it was first declared in March 2020. Newsom said in a news release from the Governor’s Office that other safety measures will continue moving forward, but “California is ready to phase out” […]
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Cal Poly drops COVID-19 testing mandate for unvaccinated students, scraps COVID dashboard
Testing for COVID-19 at Cal Poly will no longer be required nor reported starting fall quarter, according to a university-wide email sent Tuesday. Campus health officials announced in the email that unvaccinated and unboosted students and staff will not be required to test for COVID-19 fall quarter, and a pre-arrival test is not needed for […]
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Mask mandate, COVID-19 testing and more: A guide to Cal Poly’s rules for summer, fall quarters
Cal Poly lifted its indoor mask mandate Monday, as masks won’t be required for summer and fall quarters as of now, according to a university email that outlined COVID-19 guidelines for the upcoming quarters. For Summer Institute, Quarter Plus and fall quarter, students not fully vaccinated will be required to upload a negative COVID-19 test […]
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Lindyhoppers slowly return to dance floor after pandemic
Mark Fletcher’s wife came home from the Thursday farmers’ market one evening, grabbed him by his collar and said, “We were born to Lindy Hop!” She met some dancers from the Cal Poly Swing Club at the market and the couple soon began learning how to dance from the club. That was 15 years ago. […]
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COVID-19 cases spike, dorm residents told to isolate in place
Cal Poly officials have begun telling students with COVID-19 who live in on-campus dorms to isolate in place, even if they live with roommates in the same room and live on residence halls with over 20 people on the same floor, President Jeffrey Armstrong told Mustang News. Until now, the isolate-in-place policy was limited to […]
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SLO County Reaches 500 Covid-19 Deaths
The San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department announced that more than 500 San Luis Obispo County residents have died from COVID-19, according to a May 18 press release. “We certainly never wanted to see our death count get as high as it has in SLO County,” council member Michelle Shoresman wrote in an email […]
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San Luis Obispo County Public Health opens COVID-19 ‘Test to Treat’ sites
The San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department has opened seven COVID-19 rapid testing and prescription treatment sites to accelerate coronavirus patient care. If a person tests positive for COVID-19 at a “Test to Treat” site, they may receive a medical consultation and a prescription for Paxlovid, an antiviral pill to the virus, according to […]
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‘Callous and risky’: Immunocompromised people brace for spring quarter as Armstrong lifts mask mandate
M.W. Kaplan dreads thinking about an in-person communications theory class they are enrolled in at Cal Poly next quarter. Kaplan, a communication studies junior, said they need to take the class to graduate — but with the university lifting the indoor mask mandate across campus starting in the spring, Kaplan is not comfortable going to […]
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Cal Poly to lift classroom mask mandate for spring quarter
Fully vaccinated students will no longer be required to wear masks in classroom and lab settings beginning spring quarter. Students will be able to self-attest to their vaccination status as the university will not implement additional checks to determine which students should be wearing masks. “All students will still be required to take part in […]
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Masks no longer required for fully vaccinated individuals in Rec Center, PAC, other facilities
Cal Poly students who are fully vaccinated will no longer be required to wear a mask in specific facilities including the Recreation Center and Performing Arts Center. The university will not check the vaccination status of students to determine whether they should be wearing a mask or not. “For students, it will be self-attestation — […]
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San Luis Obispo indoor mask mandate to be lifted Feb. 16
San Luis Obispo County Public Health announced Wednesday that the county order requiring masks in indoor public places will be lifted Feb. 16. The mandate began Sept. 1. “Throughout the pandemic, we have sought to balance public health measures with pre-pandemic normalcy – this change reflects another such moment,” County Public Health Officer Dr. Penny […]