{"id":76967,"date":"2020-12-20T12:15:41","date_gmt":"2020-12-20T17:15:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/?p=76967"},"modified":"2021-01-15T14:51:28","modified_gmt":"2021-01-15T19:51:28","slug":"2021-travel-return-to-campus-compliance-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/2020\/12\/20\/2021-travel-return-to-campus-compliance-update\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 Travel & Return To Campus Compliance Update"},"content":{"rendered":"

All returning BU-GMS students must meet the following MA State and University requirements to return to campus:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

University Requirements<\/strong>:\u00a0<\/span> The University<\/a> is requiring that any graduate student who is entering Massachusetts from a high-risk state or outside the country must have two negative COVID-19 tests, administered at BU<\/em> and spaced at least 48 hours apart, before they can resume on-campus activities, including attending classes. These negative results must<\/em><\/strong> be from BU-administered COVID-19 tests; a COVID-19 test taken prior to your return to Massachusetts will not be recognized by the University<\/p>\n

State Requirements: <\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>The State of Massachusetts Travel Order<\/a> requires anyone entering Massachusetts from a high-risk state or from outside the country must either (1) quarantine for 14 days upon their return<\/em> or (2) have a negative COVID-19 test result from a COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours <\/em>of their arrival back in Massachusetts. You may use a BU-administered COVID-19 test to satisfy the state requirement.<\/p>\n

Additional Recommendations: <\/span><\/strong>The University strongly recommends that you take two COVID-19 tests weekly during the first two weeks after the your return to campus.<\/p>\n