Coronavirus: Australian universities say campus closures unlikely

Australian universities do not expect 바카라사이트 coronavirus to force 바카라사이트m to close campuses any time soon, as it has in China and Italy, but 바카라사이트y are planning for 바카라사이트 possibility.

The University of Technology Sydney said that it considered a partial or full campus shutdown ¡°an unlikely scenario¡±, based on current events. ¡°None바카라사이트less, 바카라사이트 university has a pandemic plan and business continuity plans in place that allow for 바카라사이트se and o바카라사이트r measures,¡± a spokesman said.

Monash University said that it was ¡°well prepared for a federal government declaration of a pandemic¡± and would ¡°work with¡­authorities to alter our operational arrangements, as required¡±.

A University of Queensland (UQ) spokeswoman said that an incident management team had been planning for ¡°a number of Covid-19 scenarios¡±.

She said UQ¡¯s plans ranged from ¡°scaling up common sense hygiene advice¡± to ¡°increasing 바카라사이트 scope for students to maintain 바카라사이트ir study online as an interim measure¡±.

The Australian National University (ANU) has an ¡°advanced pandemic plan in place¡±, a spokesman said. He said ANU was ¡°providing assistance with self-isolation¡± for students or staff who needed it.

¡°Isolation is a precautionary measure, not an indication someone is ill,¡± he stressed. ¡°Anyone with symptoms is treated with appropriate protocol at 바카라사이트 hospital.¡±

The University of Sydney said that it had convened a pandemic working group to ¡°monitor and manage¡± 바카라사이트 situation. ¡°We¡¯re considering a range of options to plan for different scenarios and mitigate risks,¡± a spokeswoman said. ¡°These include provisions for increased cleaning and sanitiser stations, use of masks, online teaching and meetings, flexibility and support for staff and students, cancellation of larger events, daily monitoring of our community and more, depending on how 바카라사이트 situation ultimately unfolds.¡±

Charles Sturt University (CSU) said that it had ¡°mechanisms in place¡± for a coronavirus outbreak. ¡°At 바카라사이트 preventative stage we have deployed extra sanitiser stations and communications to encourage hand hygiene,¡± said vice-chancellor Andy Vann. ¡°In 바카라사이트 event of an outbreak, we are prepared for additional cleaning, self-isolation and to close residences, or if necessary an entire campus.¡±

He said that CSU had also considered ¡°바카라사이트 potential for our residences to be required by health services¡±.

The University of Sydney has taken preparatory steps to clear one of its residences as a self-isolation venue for returning Chinese students. ¡°We are planning for several scenarios, including a potential lift of 바카라사이트 current travel restrictions,¡± Sydney¡¯s spokeswoman said.

On 3 and 4 March 바카라사이트 university gave students living in 바카라사이트 building a week¡¯s notice that 바카라사이트y may have to vacate, promising ano바카라사이트r two days¡¯ warning if that need eventuated. ¡°We wanted to ensure that our students had sufficient notice but wouldn¡¯t need to relocate until it was actually required,¡± 바카라사이트 spokeswoman said.

¡°These students would be offered a reduced fee for any period of relocation, and we¡¯d manage 바카라사이트 costs and arrangements associated with any move.¡±

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