{"id":10355,"date":"2020-03-02T15:40:02","date_gmt":"2020-03-02T15:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gh360.ca\/?p=10355"},"modified":"2020-03-03T17:26:25","modified_gmt":"2020-03-03T17:26:25","slug":"guelph-humbers-plan-for-coronavirus-prevention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gh360.ca\/?p=10355","title":{"rendered":"Guelph Humber\u2019s plan for Coronavirus prevention"},"content":{"rendered":"

As news of the Coronavirus spreads, prevention at the University of Guelph Humber is something that the school \u201cis taking very seriously,\u201d according to the university\u2019s manager of communications and public relations, Ken Turriff.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"StudentTurriff says that the school is closely monitoring what public health authorities are saying about the Coronavirus. He says that it\u2019s import<\/span>ant that the school stays updated with Toronto Public Health and the Ontario Ministry of Health to avoid any misinformation about the virus.<\/p>\n

Pamela Homiak, a health and safety specialist at Humber College says \u201cthe college has a committee focused on the coronavirus and several departments, including health and safety, are participating on that committee.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re all ears to the ground,\u201d Turriff says. \u201cWhen there is something to communicate out, students can be rest assured that we\u2019ll be doing so.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

On Jan. 27, 2020, the University of Guelph Humber sent out an email regarding the Coronavirus to all students, instructors, and staff to remind them to stay home if they are feeling sick, alongside tips for prevention of any viruses. <\/span><\/p>\n

Jamie Margarette Vergara, a communications and public relations assistant at the University of Guelph Humber says \u201cstudents should be receiving emails, should there be any major updates that affect campus.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite students receiving emails, Turriff says that the school wants to make sure that they don\u2019t over communicate. \u201cWhen we do come out with a message that students need to take note of, it\u2019s concise messaging,\u201d he says.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to Vergara, that means students will be updated through emails, social media, and the University of Guelph Humber\u2019s official website in order to \u201cmake sure that the word has been put out to every channel and so that it\u2019s accessible to everyone.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAs the Ministry of Health and Toronto Public Health have been saying, there\u2019s a very low risk at this point in time. That\u2019s one message that we want to perpetuate,\u201d says Turriff.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kevin Lebar, a fourth year kinesiology student at the University of Guelph Humber says that he\u2019s already seen some students being cautious. \u201cSome students I\u2019ve seen taking precautions by wearing a mask,\u201d he says.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Lebar says, \u201cIf something were to happen in school, I feel like the school would actually take more steps to prevent further development of it.\u201d<\/span>
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\u201cI\u2019m not gonna be worried in case it starts actually <\/span>spreading,\u201d Lebar says.<\/p>\n

Another fourth year kinesiology student, Avery Rodriguez says that he\u2019s \u201cnot super worried\u201d about the virus.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of fear in the media,\u201d says Rodriguez. \u201cThere\u2019s cases of Coronavirus here, but I don\u2019t think a lot of people are dying here from what I\u2019ve heard.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Yakov Mikhlin is a fourth year toxicology student at the University of Toronto who says he often discusses the Coronavirus with professors and students alike.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Miklhin says that he works in a laboratory at the University of Toronto with professors and graduate students. \u201cMany of the professors have done extensive research, and after conversations with them, it seems that for the <\/span>most part, we shouldn\u2019t be too worried. However it\u2019s something to definitely be aware of and maintain practices to keep cleanliness around the facility,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

Mikhlin\u2019s suggestions for Coronavirus prevention echoes those in Guelph Humber\u2019s email to students on Jan. 27. \u201cPeople just need to make sure to wash their hands more often, reduce physical contact with others, and stay home if you\u2019re feeling sick,\u201d he says.<\/span><\/p>\n

Vergara says that all updates regarding the Coronavirus will be provided at guelphhumber.ca\/updates.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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