Queen’s University to give free COVID-19 test kits to students
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Amid the current spike of COVID-19 cases in the Kingston region as well as on Queen's Campus, the university will be providing students with COVID-19 testing kits.
Amid the current spike of COVID-19 cases in the Kingston region as well as on Queen’s Campus where there were 282 cases reported last week alone, the university will be providing students with COVID-19 testing kits.
The school says students who are asymptomatic will receive rapid antigen tests which can be picked up at Grant Hall, while those who are symptomatic can pick up their PCR tests from the southeast entrance of Mitchell Hall.
If tests come back positive, students must isolate in place for 10 days. However, if they are a high-risk contact the student must isolate for 10 days as well.
The school adds that those who intended to leave for winter break and have received a negative test and who are not high-risk contacts are asked to leave as soon as possible.
Those who have already returned home are also encouraged to get tested.
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