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Hi everyone, Jim Ryan here and I hope you’re
having a good evening.

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I’d like to welcome you back to UVA Weekly:
Episode 2.

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Our goal over the next few minutes is to bring
you up to speed on how things are going at

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UVA and highlight the most important news
of the week related to COVID-19 and this one-of-a-kind

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semester.

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Tonight, you’ll be hearing more about testing
and quarantining, especially how students

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living off-Grounds should quarantine themselves
if needed.

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You’ll also learn about updates to UVA’s
COVID dashboard, and get a better understanding

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of the metrics we continue to watch as the
semester unfolds.

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But first, a quick update from me on some
late breaking news:

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As you may have heard, through wastewater
and regular testing, we’ve found 5 cases

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of COVID-19 in one of our residence halls—out
of 188 students.

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The 5 students who tested positive are in
isolation, and their close contacts are in

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quarantine.

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At the advice of our medical experts, we tested
the entire residence hall last night.

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We are asking all residents to quarantine
temporarily while they await test results,

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meaning that they will remain in their rooms
except when retrieving meals or using the

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bathroom and attend classes remotely during
this 24-48 hour period.

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We have also asked residents to wear masks
essentially at all times except when they

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are sleeping.

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We expect to have results back as early as
tonight, maybe even by the time you are watching

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this.

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As we’ve said all along, success this semester
will depend in large part on our ability to

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stay a few steps ahead of the virus, which
is what are trying to do by testing all students

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in this residence hall.

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The aim is to identify as quickly as possible
anyone else who might test positive and to

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move them into isolation, and to move close
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We found out about these cases thanks, in
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the wastewater coming out of residence halls.

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It’s one of the ways we have to spot signs
of possible infection early so we can hopefully

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prevent a few cases from becoming an outbreak.

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Over the next few weeks, we’re going to
be doing even more to try and catch outbreaks

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before they happen—from testing random students
on a daily basis, to conducting saliva screenings

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at locations all across Grounds.

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If you are called to take a test, please cooperate—you
will not, I repeat not, get in trouble for

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testing positive.

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Speaking of positive tests, as you may have
seen this afternoon, we’ve had an uptick

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in student cases reported today—52 new positives.

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This follows 3 days of very low positive cases—5
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days before that.

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The swing 4 or 5 to 50 is not because of a
spike in cases the last 24 hours but from

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some delays in getting test results back from
earlier this week—the delay was caused by

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a software problem with one of our machines
that has since been fixed.

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It is important to note that no matter how
much testing we do, the best way to prevent

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an outbreak is to keep the virus from spreading.

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I am going to sound like a broken record,
but it’s crucial to keep following the

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basic rules that you have heard before and
hopefully know by heart: Stay 6 feet apart;

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wear a mask when you’re inside and when
you’re outside and can’t be at least 6

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feet apart; wash your hands; don’t get together
in groups of more than 15 people; and if you

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have symptoms, please self-quarantine until
you can get tested—and please get tested

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right away.

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Finally, for those of you who are students,
please know how impressed and grateful we

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all are that so many of you are taking this
so seriously—at the same time you’re trying

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to make new friends, get used to new routines,
and start new classes.

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I know it’s a challenge, but please keep
it up, and we’ll do our best to set you

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up for success.

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That’s it for me.

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If you have questions or ideas for the next
show, please reach out to my colleague Matt

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Weber at mw2xy@virginia.edu.

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And now I’ll turn it over to our rising
internet star, fourth-year student Davion

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Zeno, to share his update.

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See you all next Thursday night.

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Thanks, and be well.

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That’s crazy, they actually invited me back.

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Hey look at us.

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Who would've thought.

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Not me.

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Needless to say, I am excited to be back with
these weekly updates and collaborating with

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the Youva team.

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Let’s get right into business.

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Testing is still confusing.

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Please remember, if you have symptoms or think
you may have been exposed to Covid-19, call

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Student Health and Wellness.

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You will have a brief assessment and if you
meet the criteria of a close contact but don’t

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have symptoms, you might be asked to test
at a satellite location on Grounds.

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If you are determined to have symptoms, you
will be tested at Student Health..

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Student Health and Wellness appointment availability
and test results are generally quicker than

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other testing sites in town and, remember,
you won’t get in trouble for testing positive

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or for information shared in the contact tracing
process.

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Choosing to test elsewhere may also impact
the number of tests available for Charlottesville

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residents, including front line workers in
the community, You don’t want to be taking

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a test from a Charlottesville resident who
really needs it.

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Also, remember if you attend a UVA Health
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a UVA student, you will be referred back to
Student Health, so save yourself a trip and

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call SHW first.

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If you believe you have been exposed to the
virus, you should quarantine by yourself for

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14 days after the last day you were exposed
to the person with COVID-19 even if you test

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negative.

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You can still develop the disease after your
test date, within that 14 day timeframe, so

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let’s make sure we’re not spreading the
virus to friends, family, and the Charlottesville

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community unknowingly.

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We’ll talk more about quarantine next week,
but check the Student Health and Wellness

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site for more info about how to quarantine
safely, especially if you are off Grounds

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and living with roommates.

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Now as many sports are starting up and the
football team is looking forward to a new

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home opener with Duke, some of our student-athletes
have and important message to share more important

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than any Tech game.

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Groundskeepers, how it started, we were having
deep and good conversations with our team.

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We were definitely trying to find ways on
how can we make change in our team and in

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the community and inevitably the world.

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The Groundskeepers is protecting our Grounds,
it’s where we live.

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When the white nationalists came here which
almost like took over our grounds.

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We’re trying to take it back.

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Back for UVA but also the city.

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We’re trying to empower the city to take
those days back and that negative connotation

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away from those days just so it turns almost
into a celebration of not what happened, but

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how we responded to it and the response of
all the good things Charlottesville is.

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We’re continuously trying to find ways now
to, how can we impact our teammates and ourselves.

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How can we change ourselves right now and
try to take some growth in the next couple

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weeks?

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My responsibility is my passion and that is
my players and so on and off the field who

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they become is really important to me.

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So whether that’s a first-round draft pick,
whether that’s a successful father, successful

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husband working a job to provide for a family.

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Those are both one in the same.

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Making sure they graduate, making sure they
make their family proud.

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As those things merge off the field, with
the Groundskeepers with Jana, when you talk

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about an amazing leader and an amazing person,
it’s been such a joy to be a part of what

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we’re trying to bring change for as far
as the Groundskeepers.

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So basically, just recognizing things that
have happened in the past to the University

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protecting today and working to create a better
future for tomorrow.

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And so through education, learning about the
past, learning where we are as a country and

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the things that we can work on to correct
and promote a better future and so, with the

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march just trying to do things that will help
bridge the gap between the University and

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the community and so everybody feels as one,
a part of one.

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We will hopefully bring change and not just
right initially but things that’ll change

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and create a lasting legacy.

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In more positive news, the Board of Visitors
voted to endorse proposals set out by the

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racial equity task force brought together
this summer after the brutal killing of George

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Floyd, Breonna Taylor and so many others.

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The violence against black people and largely
marginalized groups is embedded in 400 years

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of racism and hate in this country, and we
must educate ourselves by unpacking the history

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of statues, monuments, and the history of
this very university so we can fight for a

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better future.

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The Board also approved resolutions to contextualize
the statue of Thomas Jefferson in front of

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the Rotunda, remove and relocate the racist
George Rogers Clark statue, and approved other

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measures to rename and reclaim the University’s
landscape.

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Thank you to the students, staff, and faculty
who protested and petitioned for these changes,

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These efforts are long overdue and I hope
that they continue.

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And after my shout out for a dining app last
week, I found out that dining has partnered

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with the app delivery service Good Uncle to
provide meals throughout Grounds, and you

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can even use your flex dollars.

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The dining halls are open with to-go options
for breakfast, lunch, and dinner and students

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can pre-order using Grubhub or stop by The
Forum at O’Hill, at a separate entrance

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away from the dining hall line, to pick up
a prepared meal to-go.

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Dining also has reusable bags to take multiple
meals to-go at once for students who would

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like to limit their visits to the dining rooms.

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Check out the UVA Dining website to view hours
of operations and menus.

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Finally, Dr. Mitch Rosner will talk about
some updates to UVA’s COVID tracker.

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Today, I wanted to review with you some changes
to the UVA COVID Tracker, but before doing

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that, I wanted to give you an update on some
recent events that I’m sure are on your

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minds and you may have heard about.

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Under the direction of Dr. Amy Mathers, we
have been testing wastewater that comes from

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some of the dormitories.

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Over the last couple of days, we’ve noticed
that one dormitory has been positive as well

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as having several cases.

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Last night, we went into that dormitory
and have tested all students and are awaiting

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the results.

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I think this also highlights the need for
continued vigilance in terms of the public

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health measures that you know so well.

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Those include face-mask wearing, social distancing,
and good and frequent hand hygiene.

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If we have learned anything, this virus is
very opportunistic and takes advantage whenever

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we let down our guards, so please remain vigilant
in those public health measures, they clearly

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make a big difference.

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The UVA COVID Tracker will be undergoing some
changes in response to our evolving knowledge

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and continued feedback.

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Now to give you some updates around what changes
you can expect in the COVID Tracker.

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These include several different features.

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We will now show enhanced data on UVA testing.

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This will show the number of tests that have
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tests broken down for students and employees.

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You will see data from the past week as well
to show trends in that data.

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We are also including daily averages of new
cases so that you can see this data as well.

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And perhaps most importantly, we’re showing
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What is an active case?

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An active case is a case that’s been detected
in the last 10 days with a positive test and

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is required isolation either on or off Grounds.

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In addition, we’re continuing to show hospital
statistics in terms of hospitalizations for

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patients with COVID and we’re also continuing
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and usage.

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We hope that you’ll find this data useful
and this data will also continue to evolve

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as we continue to learn more and respond to
your feedback on the information that you

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want to see.

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Thank you.

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Wanna share some of your good news in the
UVA Weekly?

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Hit us up with cool stuff your org is doing
to stay safe during Covid, or to build community,

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or to help the Charlottesville community in
this difficult time.

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Email us at youva@virginia.edu

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When I think back to my happiest memories,
very very few of them were spent totally

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by myself.

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I have had the opportunity to meet some of
the best friends I'm ever gonna have in my

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life.

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My time at UVA has been revolving around social
experiences, it's about people that I met

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and fun stuff that we did together.

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I remember one night, my salsa group and I,
instead of practicing a dance which we'd been

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spending hours on all semester, we decided
instead just to turn on some music and improvise.

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We ended up spending hours that night dancing
the night away.

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I remember one time my friends and I during
finals got a booth and we just spent hours

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and hours just studying there and in order
to like commemorate the moment we walked into

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1515, went to the photo booth and just took
a picture.

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I remember I was approached by a guy in my
class who said he had just gotten his pilot's

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license, so I met up with him and two other
strangers and we just flew around Central

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Virginia that same day that he asked me.

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It was kind of just this spontaneous, spur-of-the-moment experience.

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I put way more value into that memory now
than I did before the coronavirus started

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just because something like that is just so
unimaginable today.

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Thinking of those memories, it inspires hope
in people and without hope we can't go anywhere.

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Every student is feeling the exact same way,
everybody's missing out on the same exact

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things, but working together as a group, as
a community hopefully, those memories that

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we've missed out on, those will come back.

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There's not one big thing we can all do.

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It's a lot of little things that are gonna
add up.

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It's sitting a little bit farther away on
the Lawn from your friends.

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It's not sharing a drink, it's not sharing
your lunch.

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Moving forward, we just have to focus on the
things we can do.

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We can wear masks, we can separate ourselves.

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I can't say we're gonna be in the football
stadium 30 thousand people this year, I can't

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say that but I can say I can care about the
person next to me.

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I have the power to do that.

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Every single day we don't know what's
going to come next.

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We don't know how this is gonna end, when
this is gonna to end, but we do know that

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it's gonna change.

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I obviously want to create more happy moments
in my life.

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And so, really all I can do is look forward
to having more of these moments in the future.

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We hold on to hope because hope is the one
thing that keeps us going when we can't see

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what's on the other side.

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If we can do this right we can be the hope
for education that we can come back and be

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safe and keep others safe.

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We have the opportunity to give the country
some hope.

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