The University of Maryland opens in August——Five-step measures to prevent the epidemic in schools

According to the US “World Journal” report, the University of Maryland announced on the evening of June 15 local time the resumption plan for the new semester starting on August 31, including monitoring the temperature and symptoms of teachers and students throughout the school, contact tracing, and hygiene behavior mobilization. . Chinese principal Lu Daokui pointed out that while the school plans to give priority to the health and safety of the University of Malaysia, it will start the new semester on August 31 as originally planned.

Lu Daokui said that in the past few weeks, seven special working groups composed of more than 200 people, including faculty members and external experts, discussed plans to reopen the campus. The measures were mainly focused on five aspects:

First, the school will provide temperature testing and an electronic reporting system. If someone has a fever or other symptoms suspected of COVID-19, testing will be provided, and those who test positive will be quarantined. Second, the school’s goal is to allow the entire school to be tested for COVID-19. , Has tried to test 250 faculty members last week, the process was quick and painless, and the results were announced 24 hours later.

Third, if there is a confirmed case in the University of Malaysia, officials from the State Department of Health will immediately contact them to control the scope of infection through contact tracing. The University of Malaysia itself will also set up early contact tracking on campus; fourth, the University of Malaysia experts will monitor the campus Changes in waste water, air in teaching buildings, and high-frequency contact surfaces can provide early warning of possible outbreaks of diseases; finally, the school-wide will launch a health information mobilization to educate the community to wear masks, maintain social distance, wash hands frequently, and stay home when sick.

Lu Daokui said that risk management for the new crown pneumonia epidemic is a continuous development process. “The risk cannot be eliminated, but it can be reduced. The University of Malaysia’s response will continue to be updated until a vaccine or cure is released.”

The University of Malaysia will require all teachers, students, faculty and other personnel in the school to wear masks, maintain social distancing from others, and take body temperature daily. School dormitories and dining halls will also reduce beds and seats to reduce crowd density and maintain social distance.

After classes resume at the end of August, the University of Marathon will not start face-to-face teaching immediately. Courses with more than 50 students in the class will be combined with remote and on-site teaching. The details of how to teach will be announced in July.