This student will:
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Enter quarantine onboard in their sleeper quarters / hotel room. Their partner will be moved to sleep in a different room.
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They will be administered a COVID-19 test, using a test at home kit.
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They may not exit quarantine until this COVID-19 test comes back as negative.
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If tested positive, view below plan.
The student’s partner:
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Will wear a mask and be instructed to act with caution and perform additional social distancing.
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They will be administered a COVID-19 test, using a test at home kit.
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They will not need to quarantine, unless they are not fully vaccinated. In that case, they must quarantine.
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If tested positive, view below plan.
All passengers:
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Must wear a mask.
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Must act with additional caution and care in regard to social distancing.
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Be on high alert for symptoms.
All non-fully vaccinated passengers (including those in the 14 day period):
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Must quarantine and be administered a COVID-19 test, using a test at home kit.
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They may not exit quarantine until this COVID-19 test comes back as negative.
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If tested positive, view below plan.
All passengers:
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COVID-19 is a serious virus, even if we are all fully vaccinated we must act in a way that will not harm the public.
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All passengers will immediately book to get tested in the nearest testing center.
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All non-essential activities will be put on pause. Students will not be allowed to leave their hotel rooms without a staff approved reason.
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All students must wear masks and observe a two meters social distancing rule.
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Movement (such as going to get tested) will happen in groups of a maximum size of ten, including a staff supervisor. Room partners must be in the same group.
The COVID-positive student:
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The student will be in a strict quarantine. They may not leave their room or sleeping quarters. Their partner must vacate the room.
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No physical interaction is allowed with this student. Food dropped outside their room.
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Staff members video call the student every two hours to ensure they are abiding by quarantine rules and check in with them personally.
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Hotel to be alerted and any instructions provided by them to be followed.
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Student's health to be monitored, if needed an ambulance to be called and they will be moved to hospital care.
If more students test positive:
- Above measures in “the COVID-positive student” to be followed for this student.
Plan going forward:
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All negative passengers may continue the journey. Unless fifteen passengers test positive, in which case the viability of the trip should be carefully assessed.
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Positive students will have their hotel room bookings extended.
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They will be joined by a negative testing staff member that will remain in the city and not continue the journey. If more than five students test positive, then a second negative staff member will have to join the group. If more than ten test positive, three staff negative members will be required to stay.
All passengers:
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COVID-19 is a serious virus, we should treat an outbreak with great caution.
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All non-essential activities onboard will be put on pause. Students will not be allowed to leave their hotel rooms without a staff approved reason.
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The train carriage will effectively enter a lockdown.
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All students must wear masks and observe a two meters social distancing rule.
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Essential movement onboard will happen in groups of a maximum size of five, including a staff supervisor. Room partners must be in the same group.
The COVID-positive student:
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The student will be in a strict quarantine. They may not leave their room or sleeping quarters. Their partner must vacate the room.
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No physical interaction is allowed with this student. Food dropped outside their room.
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Staff members video call the student every two hours to check in with them personally.
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Amtrak to be alerted and any instructions provided by them to be followed.
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Students' health to be monitored, if needed an ambulance to be called and they will be moved to hospital care at a train stop.
Plan going forward:
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The train will remain in this state till arrival in San Francisco.
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Then the “Student Tests Positive for COVID-19 in a City” plan will be enacted.
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Above general guidelines will be followed.
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The student’s flights will be cancelled. We will attempt to get a refund.
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It will be rebooked 21 days from now. Specifically on an airline that provides a no questions asked refund.
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Students will be released from quarantine and allowed to fly after testing negative, they will be tested every seven days.
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A staff member must remain with them.
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If on the East Coast, driving back to Vermont will be explored as a possibility.
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If the student fails to test negative, new flights will be cancelled and the cycle shall continue.