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Please email coronavirus@uwaterloo.ca.
Public Health guidance and University of Waterloo operations may have changed. For the most up-to-date information, please visit our COVID-19 frequently asked questions.
This message was originally sent to students by Sandra Banks, vice-president, University Relations.
I’m emailing to give you an update on some changes we have made to help manage the global coronavirus outbreak.
The global evolution of Coronavirus - or COVID-19 - continues to change every day. A team of people on campus are keeping watch and managing plans to keep our campus safe.
The risk to Canada is still low but international developments mean we are sharing new steps you must follow if you have been travelling.
We have suspended all University-sanctioned travel to Iran until further notice. This includes travel for study or exchange.
If you have travelled to Iran or Hubei province in China you should:
If you have travelled to any of the following countries or regions, you should watch for signs and symptoms of COVID-19 for 14 days:
If you have been to any of these countries and feel unwell, you should contact your family doctor or call Health Services at 519-888-4096 to book an appointment. You should also avoid contact with others. Avoiding contact with others – also called self-isolation – means:
You should take the following simple steps to protect yourself from a range of illnesses, including COVID-19:
You can check in on all the latest information for the University of Waterloo community on our website. We’ve added an answer to a question we are getting about large gatherings. For now, public health does not recommend you change your plans.
If you have questions or concerns please email coronavirus@uwaterloo.ca and our teams will help to find the right campus contact.
Please email coronavirus@uwaterloo.ca.
The University of Waterloo acknowledges that much of our work takes place on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg, and Haudenosaunee peoples. Our main campus is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land granted to the Six Nations that includes six miles on each side of the Grand River. Our active work toward reconciliation takes place across our campuses through research, learning, teaching, and community building, and is co-ordinated within the Office of Indigenous Relations.