‘It is best to consider that we have all had some contact’ with coronavirus, WWU says

It’s best to assume we’ve all had some contact with the novel coronavirus and to take measures to make sure it doesn’t spread further, Western Washington University told its campus community in a health advisory Tuesday afternoon.

In a March 17 letter from WWU Vice President for Enrollment and Student Services Melynda Huskey, she stated that the school has received new guidance from the Whatcom County Health Department in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Whatcom county is still small, even as we are able to perform more tests,” Huskey wrote. “But there is strong evidence that the virus is widespread in our area."