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Dear international students and scholars, Please find the following health and wellness information. 1. For residents of Connecticut, there is a new executive order from Governor Ned Lamont that requires cloth face coverings when social distancing is not possible, and in certain public areas. The executive order reads the following: Cloth Face Coverings or Higher Level of Protection Required in Public Wherever Close Contact is Unavoidable. Effective at 8:00 p.m. on Monday, April 20, 2020, any person in a public place in Connecticut who is unable to or does not maintain a safe social distance of approximately six feet from every other person shall cover their mouth and nose with a mask or cloth face-covering. In addition, individuals shall use a mask or cloth face covering when using the services of any taxi, car, livery, ride-sharing or similar service or means of mass public transit, or while within any semi-enclosed transit stop or waiting area ... Nothing in this order shall require the use of a mask or cloth face covering by anyone for whom doing so would be contrary to his or her health or safety because of a medical condition, a child in a child care setting, anyone under the age of 2 years, or an older child if the parent, guardian or person responsible for the child is unable to place the mask safely on the child's face. If a person declines to wear a mask or face covering because of a medical condition as described above, such person shall not be required to produce medical documentation verifying the stated condition. This order shall supersede and preempt any current or future municipal order. Link to full executive order<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fportal.ct.gov%2F-%2Fmedia%2FOffice-of-the-Governor%2FExecutive-Orders%2FLamont-Executive-Orders%2FExecutive-Order-No-7BB.pdf&data=02%7C01%7C%7C23dd4ef78a164da79e1708d7e563d5cf%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C637230089382410181&sdata=LI%2FvHweF7O0xBrewmGWwyGaO4u0%2BlzohHWdSiYjKttI%3D&reserved=0>. Please note that this does not specify mask, it includes a cloth face covering, which could be a scarf. 2. ISSS worked with Student Health and Wellness -Mental Health Services to put together a resource for international students about wellness and mental health during this time. There are active hyperlinks to the resources in the attached PDF. [cid:[log in to unmask]] ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the INTERNATIONAL-L list, click the following link: https://ListServ.Uconn.edu/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=INTERNATIONAL-L&A=1