BCC Campus Notice of COVID-19 Exposure
Dear Berkeley City College Community,
I am writing to inform you of a BCC community member who reported testing positive for COVID-19. Today, Berkeley City College leadership was informed of a student who tested positive for COVID-19 on May 4, 2022. To protect everyone’s health and safety in compliance with the law, this message serves as notification, though we cannot identify the individual who tested positive for the virus due to privacy laws.
The student was last at the College on May 2, 2022. Per CDC and ACPHD guidelines, they will remain off-campus for at least five days from the date of the positive test result and may return if they are no longer symptomatic. Also, their information will be forwarded to the appropriate
channels for county reporting.
Those with exposure via contract tracing guidelines with these individuals are being notified, and the areas in question have since been cleaned and sanitized. A reminder that our custodial colleagues complete a cleaning of all active teaching and learning spaces as part of regular maintenance every night.
The health and well-being of our students and employees are of the utmost importance. If you develop flu or other symptoms including dry cough and fever, please contact your medical provider. Per policy and the District email of August 5, 2021, those coming to campus must go through screening and then exercise the precautions when coming to campus.
We ask that you abide by Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Guidelines to protect your health and those around you. They are as follows:
Please wear a mask that covers your nose and mouth when coming to campus.
Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after you
have been in a public place, or after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing. If soap and water are not readily available, use a hand sanitizer that contains at least 60 percent alcohol.Cover all surfaces of your hands and rub them together until they feel dry.
Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.
Follow all recommendations provided by the CDC.
Please visit https://safe.peralta.edu/ for the most up-to-date information and resources regarding COVID-19 for students, faculty/staff, and the community, including testing availability through the four college campuses and the PCCD office.
We appreciate everyone continuing to do their best to support our students and colleagues.
In Community,
Dr. Angélica Garcia
(Pronouns: She | Her | Hers| Ella)
President
Berkeley City College