Dear Family and Friends of South Cove Manor:

On Friday and Saturday, we conducted outbreak testing of our staff and residents. I am very pleased to inform all of you that there were no new positive cases identified as a result of those tests. This round of 100% negative tests brings us to 14 days since we identified a positive case in a fully vaccinated resident and a positive case in a fully vaccinated staff member. By reaching that 14-day threshold, we are now able to resume indoor visitation for ALL residents, effective immediately.  

It is important to note that the positive staff member and the positive resident, had no contact with each other. The positive resident was a new admission to South Cove, and had tested negative prior to their admission, and tested negative again on the day of their admission. As part of our protocols, new residents are tested periodically after their admission. This new resident was tested again three days after their admission, and that is when the test came back as positive. The resident likely had the virus prior to his admission to South Cove Manor but did not have a high enough viral load to test positive prior to their admission, or on the day of admission.

I highlight these facts to show that both the vaccine and our internal infection control practices are highly effective in limiting the spread within our community. Two different people had the virus from two different sources, and as a result of our high vaccination rates, and our internal practices, the virus was not transmitted to anyone.

I anticipate that we will continue to see sporadic “breakthrough” cases. I am confident that when we do experience these cases, our internal procedures will again limit the spread of the virus. I understand that the experience of the last two weeks has been difficult for all of you that were affected by the required change in visitation policies. I also know that waiting for reports from us on our testing results can increase everyone’s anxiety levels. I hope that the explanation above provides some sense of relief, as well as a sense that your loved ones are as safe as they can possibly be at South Cove. Feel free to reach out to Li Chen, or I with any questions or concerns.

Thank you again for placing your trust in South Cove Manor.

亲爱的中華頤養院的家人和朋友：

周五和周六，我们对员工和院民进行了疫情检测。我很高兴地通知大家，这些检测没有发现新的阳性病例。这轮 100% 阴性测试使我们达到 14 天的门槛在发现一名完全接种疫苗的院民的阳性病例和一名完全接种疫苗的工作人员的阳性病例。通过达到 14 天的门槛，我们现在可以立即恢复所有院民的室内探访。

值得注意的是，阳性工作人员和阳性院民彼此没有接触。阳性院民是中華頤養院新入院院民，入院前检测为阴性，入院当天再次检测为阴性。作为我们协议的一部分，新院民在入院后定期接受测试。这位新院民在入院三天后再次接受了检测，检测结果呈阳性。该院民可能在入中華頤養院前感染了病毒，但病毒载量不足以在入院前或入院当天检测呈阳性。

我强调这些事实，以表明疫苗和我们的内部感染控制实践在限制我们社区内的传播方面非常有效。两个不同的人感染了来自两个不同来源的病毒，由于我们的高疫苗接种率和我们的内部实践，病毒没有传播给任何人。

我预计我们将继续看到零星的“突破”案例。我相信，当我们遇到这些病例时，我们的内部程序将再次限制病毒的传播。我知道过去两周的经历对你们所有人来说都是困难的，他们受到探访政策的必要变化的影响。我也知道等待我们的测试结果报告会增加每个人的焦虑程度。我希望上面的解释能带来一些解脱感，同时也让你的亲人在 中華頤養院尽可能安全。如有任何问题或疑虑，请随时与李力或我联系。

再次感谢您对中華頤養院的信任。

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