Stay away from campus if you are ill
Students and staff who have a cough or respiratory symptoms cannot access campus even if they are in the group that is now being allowed back.
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When UiA campuses open for select groups on 27 April, there will be strict rules about the health of those who enter.
“Normally, we encourage students and staff to come to work and study even if they have a little cough, but that has come to a complete stop now”, says Ingvild Gjone, responsible for staff follow-up, and refers to the following guideline when campus opens.
- Students and staff should not enter campus if they have any kind of respiratory symptoms such as a cough or sore throat. This also applies if you have a fever, or are otherwise ill, or in quarantine.
Also, students and staff who belong to any of the risk groups do not have to go back on campus, even if they are in a group that is allowed back.
If in doubt – Staff: Contact your line manager. Students: Contact the contact person of your faculty.
What if you fall ill on campus?
If an employee or student experiences symptoms of illness while on campus, they should go home as soon as possible and stay there.
“This also applies to mild symptoms such as a cold. Proven allergy is the only exception”, says Gjone.
Joint responsibility
In case of symptoms and illness, both staff and students must report to their line manager or contact person at the faculty who will decide whether further measures to prevent infection should be implemented.
“Rooms or areas where a person with symptoms has been may have to be thoroughly cleaned. And it must be considered whether other students or staff should be informed that they have been in close contact with someone displaying signs of illness”, says Gjone.
If managers or lecturers become aware of staff and students who have symptoms, they will ask them to follow the guidelines and leave campus.
“The purpose is not to monitor, but to make everyone feel safe on campus”, says Gjone.
How long after illness?
If you have had respiratory symptoms such as a cough or sore throat, you are considered healthy 24 hours after the symptoms cease.
“After that, you are welcome back on campus”, says Gjone.
If you suspect COVID-19 infection, you should contact the health services so they can decide whether treatment and/or quarantine is needed.
Everyone must comply with the Institute of Public Health’s measures to limit the risk of infection.