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Message Regarding the Coronavirus as Classes Begin 

To the Campus Community:

Stony Brook University is closely monitoring the novel coronavirus situation and is in close communication with SUNY as well as community partners as things continue to evolve.  At this time, out of an abundance of caution for classes starting on Monday, we ask the following:

People who have had fever and/or symptoms of lower respiratory illness (coughing, difficulty breathing, etc.) in the last 14 days before symptom onset and recent travel to Wuhan, and symptomatic individuals with exposure to someone with recent travel to Wuhan or laboratory-confirmed 2019-nCoV, as well as people who have recently traveled to Wuhan and in doubt of exposure to 2019-nCoV should not come to classes or offices until deemed safe by health personnel or after a two-week observation period of possible exposure.

Instructors and TAs in these categories should inform their department chairs or program directors immediately to make an alternative arrangement of teaching. Students should inform their instructors to make alternative arrangements for taking classes. Staff should inform their supervisors.

We recognize that the university and SUNY benefit from tens of thousands of international students, as well as faculty and staff from around the globe.  "At this point, SUNY System is not recommending proactive engagement with students based on country of origin, but rather, travel history screening of students presenting to the student health services as prescribed by the CDC and DOH, effective management of symptoms, prompt collaboration with local health departments, and appropriate separation for symptomatic individuals. This reflects the current clinical and administrative guidance from the New York State Department of Health."

For more information regarding the 2019-nCoV coronavirus virus, you can visit the Centers for Disease Control and Stony Brook Medicine websites.

Michael A. Bernstein
Interim Presiden

Minghua Zhang
Interim Provost and Senior Vice-President for Academic Affairs

 

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