{"id":8121,"date":"2020-03-16T18:17:27","date_gmt":"2020-03-16T16:17:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/prof-brian-willan-wins-best-biography-award-copy\/"},"modified":"2020-03-25T21:16:45","modified_gmt":"2020-03-25T19:16:45","slug":"spu-response-to-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/spu-response-to-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"SPU’s response to COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Following the announcement by the President of a national state of disaster, the SPU Senior Management Team met today to consider a plan of action.<\/p>

The University notes that there are no confirmed cases of the COVID-19 viral infection in the Northern Cape.<\/p>

Notwithstanding this, the following interventions are being implemented by the Senior Management Team, effective 17 March 2020:<\/p>

Occupational Health and Safety Precautions:<\/strong><\/p>

  1. Sanitizers will be placed at every entrance to University buildings.\u00a0 This will be administered by Campus Security staff.<\/li>
  2. No visitors will be allowed into university residences or academic buildings.<\/li>
  3. All meetings with external partners are cancelled until further notice.<\/li>
  4. Maintain a healthy social distance and where possible refrain from meeting in groups.<\/li>
  5. Any member of the SPU community has the responsibility to report their exposure to an infected person or a suspected infected person or who are themselves infected.<\/li>
  6. Students must present themselves at the Campus Clinic, for an initial assessment, if they are symptomatic.<\/li>
  7. Anyone who has travelled internationally to infectious hotspots must ensure that the necessary health precautions have been taken to ensure their health and that of others.<\/li>
  8. Wash your hands regularly with soap and water.<\/li><\/ol>

    Social Measures:<\/strong><\/p>

    1. Official and planned national or international travel is prohibited.<\/li>
    2. No gatherings of 90 people or more is allowed.<\/li>
    3. All planned public events are postponed until further notice.<\/li>
    4. All sport and social club activities are suspended until further notice.<\/li>
    5. Planning is underway to stagger meals times in dining halls.<\/li><\/ol>

      Managing the academic programme:<\/strong><\/p>

      Schools have been advised to put in place practical measures where there are more than 90 students in a class.<\/p>

      The Senior Management Team is meeting regularly to monitor the local and national situation.<\/p>

      Further information on COVID-19 and guidelines on how to navigate through this global outbreak can be downloaded here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>

      Further communication will be sent out on 17 March 2020 about a longer term plan.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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