Quarantine Dorms: UArizona officials create dorms for COVID-19 positive students

University of Arizona officials created quarantine dorms to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 on campus.

THERE IS A NEW ADDED SAFETYPRECAUTION FOR ON-CAMPUSHOUSING.

NINE ON YOUR SIDE'SVERONIKA VERNACHIO GIVES US AINSIDE LOOK.STUDENTS ARE STARTING TO MOVEINTO ON CAMPUS HOUSING HERE ATTHE U OF A BUT NOW THEY HAVETO GET TESTED FOR COVID-19FIRST.

IF THEY TEST POSITIVETHEY HAVE TO COME HERE TOTHESE ISOLATED DORMS. ALEXBLANDEBURGO / UARIZONA SR.DIRECTOR OF HOUSING ANDRESIDENTIAL LIFE WE'RE IN THEMIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC AND WEKNEW WE NEEDED TO HAVE APROCESS AND A PLACE THAT WECAN BRING STUDENTS THAT WOULDPOTENTIAL TEST POSITIVE FORCOVID-19.

THAT PLACE ISINSIDE THIS ROOM ONE OF THEMORE THAN 400 AVAILABLE FORSTUDENTS TO QUARANTINE.

SENIORDIRECTOR OF HOUSING ANDRESIDENTIAL LIFE ALEXBLANDEBURGO SAYS THERE ARETHREE DORM HALL WITH BACCOCKHALL BEING THE FIRSTPLACEMENT.

ALEX BLANDEBURGO /UARIZONA SR. DIRECTOR OFHOUSING AND RESIDENTIAL LIFEWE WANTED TO IDENTIFY A PLACETHAT WE COULD PROVIDE SUPPORTTO THE STUDENTS WITH THINGSLIKE MEAL SERVICES ANDDELIVERIES WITHOUT HAVING TOHAVE THAT EXTRA STEP OF HAVINGA LOBBY OR A LODGE BARRIERBETWEEN THE OUTSIDE OF THEAREA AND THE STUDENTS ROOM.ALEX SAYS SO FAR THEY ONLYHAVE ONE PERSON ISOLATINGHERE.

THEY'RE PROVIDEDAMENTIES LIKE FOODHEALTHCARE AND SUPPORT ALEXSAYS STUDENTS ALSO HAVE THEOPTION TO QUARANTINE AT HOME.ALEX BLANDEBURGO / UARIZONASR. DIRECTOR OF HOUSING ANDRESIDENTIAL LIFE TO ENSURETHAT THEY HAVE A SAFECOMFORTABLE SPACE WHERE THEYCAN RECOVER AND STILL STAYCONNECTED AND BE SUCCESSFUL INCOLLEGE.

EVERY STUDENTS EVENLIVING OFF CAMPUS MUST GETTESTED BECAUSE ALEX SAYSIT TAKES EVERYONE READINGTHE SIGNS AND WORKINGTOGETHER TO STOP THE SPREAD.ALEX BLANDEBURGO / UARIZONASR. DIRECTOR OF HOUSING ANDRESIDENTIAL LIFE TO BESUCCESSFUL, ALL OF US HAVE TOBE VERY COMMITTED TO FOLLOWINGALL THESE GUIDELINES ANDEXPECTATIONS ON LIVING WITHINOUR COMMUNITY AND OUTSIDE THECOMMUNITY AS WELL.

ON CAMREPORTER THESE ISOLATED DORMSWILL BE HERE THROUGHOUT THEYEAR WITH RANDOM TESTING ANDCONTACT TRACING TO HELP STOPTHE SPREAD OF COVID-19.REPORTING AT THE U OF A VVKGUN9 OYS.AND WITH STUDENTS STARTING TO