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LSU Health New Orleans has been closely monitoring an outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a new coronavirus known as the 2019 Novel Coronavirus. The outbreak began in Wuhan, China and has been spreading throughout the world. The World Health Organization declared the outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, and the U. S. government declared a Public Health Emergency for 2019 Novel Coronavirus.
LSU Health New Orleans has developed policies and procedures for its campuses and clinics.
As part of its educational and outreach missions, LSU Health New Orleans has established a repository of educational resources with the latest information and guidance from authoritative, credible sources.
This is an emerging, rapidly evolving situation and information will be updated as more is learned.
LSU Health New Orleans Response Policy
Update 3-12-2020
Dear LSU Health New Orleans community,
We have been monitoring SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 since information about this novel virus and disease become known outside of China. To keep the LSU Health New Orleans community safe while carrying out our missions and contributing our expertise to the community, we have developed and updated our response since we implemented our first policy in January. I wanted to make you aware of some important changes in our response.
As the virus has spread overseas and in the U.S., all non-essential travel on university business is hereby suspended until further notice. We request that you seriously reconsider personal travel as well, but take steps to ascertain the level of virus activity occurring at your destination.
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In the event that you elect to do personal travel, the State is requiring that you notify your supervisor before you travel. We also require you to provide information on our Travel Registration website, accessible here. You must complete Prior Travel Registration before you travel and Return Travel Registration upon your return. Travel will be evaluated, and where warranted, any special instructions to be followed prior to your return to campus will be communicated. Because the spread of the virus is so unpredictable, this applies to all travel, including personal trips, domestic and international. |
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While LSU Health New Orleans will remain open, we are suspending university-sponsored and on-campus large gatherings (30 people or more) until further notice. |
We will begin the transition to remote learning on Monday, March 16, 2020, until further notice. Deans’ offices will be providing more information about this.
Faculty and staff who are well and not under a self-isolation period are expected to report to work as usual. We will implement social-distancing practices and other preventive measures on campus. Please follow the instructions from your schools and administrative leadership. Contact your deans’ offices or supervisors regarding any special circumstances.
This is an evolving situation, and as our situation changes, we will provide updates to our policy and communicate them to you.
Please know how much we value your dedication to health and well-being and your contributions to our success. You have shown remarkable resilience throughout the many challenges we have faced, and this one will be no different. Together we will triumph over this one, too.
Sincerely,
Larry Hollier, MD
Chancellor