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<span style="font-size:18.0pt; line-height:125%">Cleaning and Disinfection Protocol After a Positive COVID-19 Diagnosis</span></h1>
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To protect public health and safety, the University of Houston adheres to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines for cleaning and disinfecting when a person diagnosed or tested positive for COVID-19 has been on campus.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif; color:#202020">The cleaning after a positive diagnosis protocol is in addition to the normal and enhanced
<a href="https://uh.edu/covid-19/return-to-campus/campus-cleaning-safety-practices/">
<span style="color:#007C89">cleaning practices</span></a> employed by the University.</span></p>
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Protocol</h3>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Case is Reported</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><br>
Individual self-reports his or her positive COVID-19 status to the University through the online
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<span style="color:#007C89">Reporting COVID-19 Diagnosis</span></a> form.</span></li></ol>
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif; color:#202020">Note: Users are encouraged to input complete and accurate building names and room numbers so that the areas can be found and cleaned promptly. Failure to do so may delay the process.</span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">UH Facilities Services is Notified</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><br>
If the individual has been on campus within the last 7 days, University of Houston Facilities Services (FS) is automatically notified to begin the cleaning after a positive COVID-19 diagnosis protocol.</span></li></ol>
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<em><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif; color:#202020">Note: FS receives positive COVID-19 case notifications 24-7. Notifications received after business hours and on weekends are acted upon as quickly as possible. However, they may experience
a delay in the execution of the protocols if additional details or location information is needed.</span></em><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif; color:#202020"></span></p>
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<em><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif; color:#202020">In accordance with CDC guidelines, if the individual’s date of last activity in a facility was greater than 7 days, no additional cleaning or disinfection is required. Learn more about the
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/disinfecting-building-facility.html__;!!LkSTlj0I!RwTyd1sVXUf48vVZpsQqz3smBez61XYCvgpg02XnsUBxdTu4xyF0oqTdJWSDyvalCJTOKD0$" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#007C89">CDC Cleaning and Disinfecting Your Facilities guidelines</span></a>.
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Affected Areas are Identified and Closed</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><br>
FS contacts the designated building coordinator(s) to schedule cleaning of the spaces and dispatches technicians to place appropriate signage and secure the area. In some cases, departments notified of a potential positive COVID-19 case may have already secured
the area.</span></li><ul type="circle" style="margin-bottom:0in">
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">FS may request assistance from the building coordinator to identify the room or spaces that need cleaning and disinfection when the location information is unclear.</span></li><li class="x_x_MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:#202020; line-height:150%; mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">The building coordinators will notify the point of contact responsible for the spaces that will be closed for cleaning. </span></li></ul>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Professional Cleaning Crew is Deployed</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><br>
FS schedules the COVID-19 cleaning contractor, and the area is cleaned and disinfected per CDC cleaning guidelines. If the person with COVID-19’s last activity on campus occurred within less than 24 hours, the contractor waits at least 24 hours before entering
for cleaning, per CDC recommendations.</span></li></ol>
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif; color:#202020">The cleaning contractor is a professional cleaning agency that specializes in disaster response cleanups and CDC protocols for COVID-19 cleaning and disinfection.</span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Affected Areas are Reopened</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><br>
After cleaning, the area is given a one-hour settling period to ensure the efficacy of the cleaning and disinfection solutions. Following the one-hour settling period, FS removes the signage and the area is reopened for use. The designated building coordinator
is notified.</span></li></ol>
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif; color:#202020">For questions regarding COVID-19 diagnosis or exposure protocols, please contact the UH COVID-19 Coordinator at
<a href="mailto:covid19coordinator@uh.edu"><span style="color:#007C89">covid19coordinator@uh.edu</span></a> or the UH COVID-19 Case Support Help Desk at 832-842-6843.<br>
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<a href="https://uh.edu/covid-19/guidelines-protocols/cleaning-after-positive-case/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#007C89">Click here</span></a> for additional information regarding COVID-19 guidelines and protocols. </span></p>
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