Update / 24 August 2023
The University’s Covid-19 Task Force and Covid-19 Contact Person to cease activities
Dear colleagues and students,
I would like to inform you that, following the publication of Decree-Law no. 105 of 10 August 2023 (Art. 9), the isolation and self-monitoring requirements for people who have tested positive for Covid-19 and for close contacts respectively, previously laid down in the regulations, shall no longer be in force.
Therefore, since there are no longer any specific regulations for the management of the pandemic at the university level, the University’s Covid-19 Task Force and the University Contact Person for Covid-19 (RUC), which I have established by Rector’s decree, shall now cease to operate.
I would like to take this opportunity to renew my sincere thanks to you all for tackling together, with patience, dedication and commitment, the challenges that have occurred during this difficult pandemic journey.
Prof. Pier Francesco Nocini, Rector
Isolation and self-monitoring requirements are no longer in force
The University’s Covid-19 Task Force hereby announces that, following the publication of Decree-Law no. 105 of 10 August 2023 (Art. 9), the isolation and self-monitoring requirements for people who have tested positive for Covid-19 and for close contacts respectively, previously laid down in the regulations, are no longer in force.
In the light of this decision, which de facto lifts the most recent bans as part of the epidemic management regulations, the following will no longer be in force:
- requesting to take the exam or graduation final exam on another date or remotely when self-isolating due to Covid-19;
- the sanitation measures adopted in recent months (as of January 2023); as a result, surgical masks will no longer be distributed at the University’s reception desks;
- the activities carried out by the University’s Covid-19 Task Force and the appointment of the University Covid-19 Contact Person, as communicated by the Rector today.
However, in the light of what has been learnt during this experience and out of respect for all those around us, students and employees at the University of Verona are still advised to continue adopting those hygiene measures that are so important for reducing the spread of infections in general.
Specifically:
- washing hands regularly with soap and water or using hand-sanitisers;
- opening windows frequently, to ventilate rooms, especially in crowded spaces;
- wearing a face mask in case of flu-like symptoms.
The Task Force would like to thank the entire university community for their cooperation and commitment over the past years in tackling Covid-19, together and in the best possible way.
The University’s Covid-19 Task Force
