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From: Capasso, Frances <capasso AT bnl.gov>
Date: Mon, Mar 16, 2020 at 4:19 PM
Subject: COVID-19 Task Force Situation Report (March 16 2020)
To: Physics Personnel <PhysicsPersonnel AT bnl.gov>, CAD Personnel List <allcad AT bnl.gov>, SuperMagnet Div Personnel <supmagnetdiv AT bnl.gov>

Capasso, Frances has shared a OneDrive for Business file with you. To view it, click the link below.

Situation Report Mar 16 2020.pdf

To members of the Nuclear and Particle Physics Directorate,

Today’s, March 16, 2020 Daily BNL COVID-19 Task Force Situation Report

 

Current Situation:

 

• This message is intended for managers to share with their staff – please do so. 

• There are no reported cases (i.e., presumptive or confirmed cases) of COVID-19 at BNL. 

• There are nine BNL individuals currently on self-quarantine status. Status is being tracked by OMC. 

• BNL currently has six staff members on official (i.e., business) foreign travel, and an additional 14 staff members on overseas ’change of station’ assignment.  

 o None of them are in countries with a Department of State (DoS) Travel Advisory Level 4 COVID-19 designation.  

 o One individual is currently in a country with a DoS Travel Advisory Level 3 COVID-19 designation (their travel began prior to the DoS alert being issued). 

 o There is one individual on personal leave in a country with a Level 4 COVID-19 designation.  This individual has been notified that the BNL self-quarantine protocol applies upon return to the U.S. 

• There are currently 109 positive cases reported in Nassau County and 63 positive cases in Suffolk County. 

• Suffolk and Nassau Counties are under a State of Emergency declaration (issued by the respective County Executive). 

• Schools in Suffolk County and Nassau County are closed for two weeks.

 

BNL COVID-19 Task Force:

 

• New BNL COVID-19 protocols were issued to BNL staff members on Sunday evening (March 15) 

• Task Force focus areas for the March 16th meeting will include (but not be limited to): expanded Telework implementation; status of preparedness for min-safe operations; process for site access exception requests; review of issues submitted to COVID19 AT bnl.gov. 

• Domestic travel scheduled through April 15 is in the process of being cancelled.  A process will be used to re-authorize if it is deemed ‘mission critical’. 

• The next Task Force meeting is scheduled for March 16.  

COVID19 AT bnl.gov can be used for submission of questions, issues and concerns.

 

Regards,

Jack

Deputy Laboratory Director for Operations/Chief Operating Officer

Brookhaven National Laboratory

Building 460

P.O. Box 5000

Upton, NY 11973-5000

 

631-344-7474 (office)