Kristiansand municipality has implemented further restrictions to reduce the spread of coronavirus. This will also affect UiA’s Campus Kristiansand.
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These are local regulations and do not apply to Campus Grimstad.
Here are the two measures directly affecting our campus in Kristiansand.
Kristiansand municipality decided on 23 February 2021 that they want face masks to be used in public places where keeping a distance is not always possible.
In practice, this means that face coverings should be worn in common areas such as the entrance hall, canteen and other settings where distancing measures are difficult to maintain. This applies until 4 March.
Face masks are not mandatory when walking through a common area, but if you are standing in a group or in a queue and the distance is less than a metre - they should be worn. There are no exceptions for people from the same cohort or family in public places.
At Campus Grimstad, the general UiA guidelines on the use of face coverings apply - that is, face masks are mandatory for example when working in a laboratory or workshop where distancing measures cannot be met.
During such mandatory work, UiA provides face masks for each participant.
When participating in learning activities on campus, remember to scan the QR code on the seat in lecture rooms or the code on the door of group study rooms.
Kristiansand municipality decided on 23 February that UiA must: “Register who is present and where they are seated during on-campus lectures.” The decision is valid until 4 March 2021.
The same applies to the canteen: (Excerpt): “Restaurants and cafes (…) must register customers’ contact details (…) information that enables track and trace, such as a phone number. The restaurant must also register the date and time of the visit, and if possible the location in the room. The requirement for registration (…) only applies to guests who are seated at the restaurant.”
You can shop in the store without having to register.
Measures recommended by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health and adopted by Kristiansand municipality:
UiA managed to avoid having to close the canteen (see the second item from the bottom). But as for the last item, municipal authorities want face masks to be ‘mandatory’ rather than ‘recommended’.
To avoid having to close down Campus Kristiansand we request that all persons conform to the regulations. The same applies to Campus Grimstad should the coronavirus situation worsen there.