面授課堂防疫措施指引

Guidelines for Precautionary Measures for Face-to-Face Meetings

Note: The followings are suggested guidelines. Departments/course teachers concerned may adopt other precautionary measures as appropriate.

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Precautionary measures

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Students and course teachers concerned with one or more of the following conditions should not come back to the campus for the face-to-face meetings, and they should make other appropriate arrangements.

a.

have travelled outside Hong Kong within 14 days before attending the class/laboratory session;

b.

are still within the compulsory quarantine period;

c.

are living with family members/persons who are confirmed cases of COVID-19; or

d.

have chronic illness/other medical conditions.

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Students and course teachers concerned should monitor their own body temperature on each day before attending the class/laboratory session. If their body temperature is at or higher than 37.5C or with presence of respiratory symptoms, they should seek medical advice immediately.

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Before the class/laboratory session

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Students and course teachers concerned with body temperature at or higher than 37.5C or with presence of respiratory symptoms should not attend the class/laboratory session on the scheduled date. They should seek medical advice immediately.

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All students and course teachers must pay attention to personal hygiene. They are required to put on surgical masks and use alcohol sanitizers to rub hands before entering the venue. Alcohol sanitizers should be provided at the building entrance, and surgical masks for students who are in need.

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Students should reserve ample time to enter the venue by batches to avoid crowd gathering at the entrance of the venue.

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Course teachers should arrange a suitable venue for the class/laboratory session where social distancing can be enforced.

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There should be at least one meter apart between students in the seating arrangement. Students may also be arranged to sit in single rows with a ‘face-to-back’ setting (to face one direction), or chessboard-style seating arrangement.

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Proper physical distance for group activities should also be arranged. Avoid any close contact in classes, e.g. activities/games involving body contact. For teaching/learning activities to be conducted in groups, please always follow the Government’s announcement on the number of persons allowed for group gatherings in the arrangements. For PE and Music courses, course teachers also need to follow specific guidelines of relevant government offices in conducting the classes.

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Arrange students to take turn to use the laboratory in sessions and enforce proper social distancing.

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Proper cleaning and disinfection of the venues MUST be done every day.

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Try to maintain good indoor ventilation of the venue, e.g. open the windows, if possible.

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During the class/laboratory session

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All students and course teachers are required to put on surgical masks all through the class/laboratory session.

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No eating or drinking is allowed inside the venue.

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After the class/laboratory session

Arrange students to leave the venue in batches, so as not to crowd the exits.

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Contact Tracing

If in the unfortunate situation that a confirmed COVID-19 case is identified and who has attended the class/laboratory session, the course teachers concerned should report to the University’s Committee on Health Promotion and Protection (CHPP) immediately, and contact the management unit of the venue to arrange disinfection, and provide contact list of participants of the class/laboratory session to the offices concerned to facilitate efficient contact tracing.

21 September 2020