Karelia Univer­sity of Applied Sciences moni­tors the coro­n­avirus situation

Karelia Univer­sity of Applied Sciences moni­tors the coro­n­avirus situation

 

Karelia UAS actively moni­tors the situ­a­tion with the coro­n­avirus and the related instruc­tions from the author­i­ties. At the moment (10th March 2020), the coro­n­avirus does not cause changes in or excep­tions to the normal oper­a­tions of Karelia UAS. However, Karelia UAS staff and students are advised to take care of good hand hygiene and follow the instruc­tions for cough­ing, sneez­ing and blowing one’s nose.

Karelia UAS does not recom­mend trav­el­ling to the epidemic areas. In addi­tion, you are advised to care­fully consider the need for any other trav­el­ling at the moment.

If you have trav­eled in an epidemic area and are expe­ri­enc­ing symp­toms of a sudden respi­ra­tory infec­tion such as fever, cough and short­ness of breath within 14 days of leaving the area, first contact the emer­gency services of your hospital/health care centre by phone to receive instruc­tions on how to seek treatment.

Up-to-date infor­ma­tion on the coro­n­avirus epidemic:
Finnish Insti­tute for Health and Welfare: https://thl.fi/en/web/infectious-diseases/what-s-new/coronavirus-covid-19-latest-updates 
Ministry for Foreign Affairs:https://um.fi/matkustustiedotteet
WHO: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019 
Ministry for Social Affairs and Health: https://stm.fi/en/frontpage 
Siun Sote (in Finnish): https://www.siunsote.fi/

National hotline 0295 535 535 provides general infor­ma­tion on the coro­n­avirus on week­days at 8am-9pm and on Satur­days at 9am-3pm. No indi­vid­ual health coun­selling or coun­selling for acute symp­toms is provided by the hotline.

Karelia UAS follows the current prepared­ness plan and the instruc­tions given by the author­i­ties. Karelia UASs staff and students will be informed about the coro­n­avirus situ­a­tion on the staff intranet and on Pakki Student Portal. The instruc­tions will be updated as the situ­a­tion develops.