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The University has updated its instructions for travelling, remote work practices and public events organised by JYU. With preventive actions, we especially aim to protect risk groups and ensure uninterrupted progress of studies.

Updates:

• The recommended period of remote work and study has been prolonged to 14 days
• Teaching is currently arranged normally. We are monitoring the situation and optional modes of completion will be introduced when necessary
• If you are ill, please stay at home
• Often-touched surfaces are now cleaned more efficiently in all University facilities
• Please take care of good hand hygiene
• To prevent coronavirus infections and especially to protect risk groups, any international congresses and public events that are organised by JYU and that have more than 30 participants will primarily be held through online connections or as live online broadcasts - this is not the case about teaching which is currently arranged normally
• As for exchange programmes, JYU recommends to cancel exchange visits to the epidemic areas
• If you have questions about the University’s coronavirus instructions, please contact corona.information@jyu.fi

Currently is defined as Mainland China, Iran, South Korea, Italy, the ski resorts of the Tyrol region in Austria and the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. The situation is developing and an updated list of epidemic areas should be checked from the THL website.

The Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥ has prolonged the recommendation for remote work or study to 14 days. The University’s instructions for travelling are also still valid. For the time being, outbound business trips to all epidemic areas defined by the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) must be cancelled or postponed to a later date. Also all inbound visits from the epidemic areas, including internships and visits related to doctoral studies, must be cancelled or postponed for the time being.

Instructions for returning from a trip

JYU recommends employees, students and visitors (e.g. conference quests) who have returned from an epidemic area and have no symptoms to stay at home for 14 days and work or study remotely. We also recommend a remote work period of 14 days before returning to the University if you have been in contact with a person (a family member) who has visited an epidemic area or if there is a suspected coronavirus infection in the family.

If you have symptoms, stay at home and immediately contact your health care centre by phone to minimise unnecessary contacts. Outside office hours, contact the emergency clinic. A health care professional will give you further instructions.

If you cannot participate teaching because of quarantine, please contact the education coordinator of you subject and agree on practical arrangements.

All travelling should be considered carefully

JYU also recommends both staff and students to consider carefully other trips abroad because of possible quarantine risk. Even though the target of the trip may not be an epidemic area at the moment, the situation develops. The epidemic area may expand and the return trip may become more difficult or cancelled. Please also pay attention to risks related to trips abroad in your free time (e.g. quarantine and possible resulting loss of income).

When to suspect a coronavirus infection?

A coronavirus suspicion always requires:

1. A visit to an epidemic area or confirmed close contact with a coronavirus patient within 14 days before the start of the symptoms
   AND
2. High fever (over 38 degrees Celsius) and a respiratory infection with cough or shortness of breath.

What to do if you suspect a coronavirus infection

• If you have no symptoms, contact FSHS (YTHS) when necessary.
• If you suspect you may be affected or if you want ask about the coronavirus, please call +358 14 266 0133 on Monday-Thursday 8-16 and on Friday 9-16. Att all other times, please contact the Central Finland Hospital District telephone helpline on 116 117.
• If you cannot participate teaching because of quarantine, please contact the education coordinator of you subject and agree on practical arrangements.

JYU contact persons:

• Exchange programmes: International Coordinator Tiina Savela, tel. +358 40 805 4342
• FSHS (YTHS): tel. +358 46 710 1068 or
• Studies: contact the education coordinator of your subject

Further information

The University has appointed a monitoring group to observe the development of the situation and update the instructions if necessary.

Monitoring group:

Katja Sorri, Director of HR, Chair (tel. +358 40 835 5929)
Ulla Huttunen, HR Specialist, secretary (tel. +358 50 310 9981)
Aki Airaksinen, Security Manager, occupational safety officer (tel. +358 40 660 2637)
Piia Löppönen, HR Specialist, occupational safety officer (tel. +358 400 247 689)
Tuija Koponen, Head of International Services, student mobility (tel. +358 40 805 4343)
Anna-Kaisa Säkkinen, Director of Communications, communications (tel. +358 40 657 71 11)
Sari Särkioja, Financial Coordinator, travelling (tel. +358 40 805 3617)