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Virginia Tech student tests positive for coronavirus
Virginia Tech student tests positive for coronavirus
By Henri Gendreau henri.gendreau@roanoke.com 540-381-1679 Mar 27, 2020 Updated 1 hr ago
Virginia Tech President Tim Sands said Thursday it would be “only a matter of days” before a confirmed case of the new coronavirus came to Blacksburg.
That prediction came true Friday.
A Tech student who is believed to have contracted COVID-19 during a recent trip abroad has tested positive, the university announced.
The New River Health District said the patient, a man in his 20s, “is self-isolating, with no known exposures to the public.”
“There is no evidence of a risk of community spread,” the health district said in a statement. “To protect patient privacy, no further information will be provided.”
Tech said the student lives off-campus in Blacksburg.
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By Henri Gendreau henri.gendreau@roanoke.com 540-381-1679 Mar 27, 2020 Updated 1 hr ago
Virginia Tech President Tim Sands said Thursday it would be “only a matter of days” before a confirmed case of the new coronavirus came to Blacksburg.
That prediction came true Friday.
A Tech student who is believed to have contracted COVID-19 during a recent trip abroad has tested positive, the university announced.
The New River Health District said the patient, a man in his 20s, “is self-isolating, with no known exposures to the public.”
“There is no evidence of a risk of community spread,” the health district said in a statement. “To protect patient privacy, no further information will be provided.”
Tech said the student lives off-campus in Blacksburg.
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