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This is the first positive test of which we are aware in our community, which is why I’m writing to all of you. If we learn of other positive tests, we will continue the practice of notifying those within our community known to have had close contact with the person in question.
— an excerpt from an email sent by Dean Trevor Morrison of NYU Law School, explaining to students that a faculty member has tested positive for coronavirus. While the faculty member is not teaching this semester and had not been on campus within the past week, they were on campus several times “between eight and 15 days ago.” Anyone who came into direct content with this faculty member has been notified of the diagnosis. NYU Law recently moved all of its classes to an online format as a way to protect students and faculty from contracting coronavirus.
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