WWU opens respiratory clinic for students in case of 'future spikes' of COVID-19
Western Washington University has opened a temporary respiratory clinic for students as part of its COVID-19 response.
The clinic’s opening reveals part of the university’s plan as it transitions back to more normal operations, when its roughly 16,100 students will once again gather for classes in-person, which officials hope will be in the fall pending Gov. Jay Inslee’s decisions around the state’s stay-at-home order.
“It only will be in use during the pandemic and for future spikes, if those occur. And while the respiratory clinic will be temporary, we have to plan for this site to be in operation into the next academic year when many other campus spaces will be occupied again,” Paul Cocke, the university’s spokesman, said of the respiratory clinic, which opened Tuesday, April 28.
Referred to as the Student Health Center Annex, the clinic also will be used only for students with respiratory symptoms that are more difficult to assess by telehealth, the university said. The clinic will be open a couple of hours a day Monday through Friday by appointment.
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