Healthy Restart FAQs Answered Aug. 21 for UK Faculty, Staff and Students

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 21, 2020) — As University of Kentucky returns to in-session classes, the university continues to field questions related to specific elements of the campus restart plan. Below are a few of the questions most commonly asked by university faculty and staff.

Q: When will community testing be available?

A: The ​Commonwealth of Kentucky's Department for Public Health is partnering with the University of Kentucky and UK HealthCare ​to begin free drive-up COVID-19 testing for the community at two sites beginning Aug. 24. Read more here: https://uknow.uky.edu/campus-news/state-uk-and-uk-healthcare-begin-free-community-covid-19-testing.

Q: When should I wear a face covering?

A: You should wear a face covering at all times unless you are eating, drinking, exercising, alone in a room or alone outside.

Q: What is the difference between isolation and quarantine?

A: Isolation and quarantine help protect the public by preventing exposure to people who have or may have a contagious disease.

Isolation separates sick people with a contagious disease from people who are not sick.

Quarantine separates and restricts the movement of people who were exposed to a contagious disease to see if they become sick.

As of Aug. 17, of the 21,064 students tested, Wild Health reported 231 positive cases and a 1.1% positivity rate on campus. To see updated results from student testing, visit: www.uky.edu/coronavirus/covid-19-testing-results.

For more information related to University of Kentucky's COVID-19 response and restart plan, visit www.uky.edu/coronavirus/, including more FAQs at www.uky.edu/coronavirus/employees/employee-faqs.

Each day UK will be providing some of the most frequently asked questions from students, faculty and staff and answering them as we start the new semester. If you have questions you would like to see answered, please email coronavirus@uky.edu. We will continue to answer those on an individual basis, but may also include them in UKNOW. Thanks and stay safe and healthy.