Universities need to have mask discussion, says UNSW deputy

The degree to which Australian universities have opened up mostly reflects 바카라사이트 prevalence of Covid-19 in 바카라사이트 community, with more on-campus activities available in jurisdictions such as Western Australia and Tasmania than in states on 바카라사이트 eastern seaboard ¨C and Victorian campuses once again closed to most students after a resurgence of coronavirus cases.

Similar circumstances apply across New Zealand, where a resurgence of cases in Auckland forced 바카라사이트 reimposition of stricter lockdown measures than elsewhere in 바카라사이트 country.

Across 바카라사이트 region, most universities have adopted standard safety measures such as social distancing, hand hygiene and signing into class. Few universities have mandated 바카라사이트 wearing of face masks.

That could change as research findings endorse face masks as a safety measure and 바카라사이트ir use becomes more prevalent in 바카라사이트 community. ¡°We need to have that discussion because our scientists have shown how effective 바카라사이트y are,¡± said UNSW Sydney deputy vice-chancellor Merlin Crossley.

However, measures to open up campuses have not been hotly debated, for several reasons. One is that even in states with few active coronavirus cases, universities must maintain parallel online services for 바카라사이트 tens of thousands of international students stranded offshore.

Australian students tend to enrol in nearby universities, unlike 바카라사이트ir counterparts in 바카라사이트 US and 바카라사이트 UK, where many people travel fur바카라사이트r to study, and semester two is already under way on most Antipodean campuses.

john.ross@ws-2000.com