General Information

(last update ME, 6.3.20, 16:04)

The Math Building Y27 is now closed and classes and seminars have been cancelled until the 22nd of March.

All persons working at Y27 as well as the math students having had lectures there will have to stay home for two weeks and work from there.

Should you have been in building Y27 this week between Monday March 2 and Wednesday March 5 for a longer period of time, e.g. for a committee meeting or alike, we also kindly ask you to stay at home for two weeks.

For further rules of precaution refer to the section Orders for Students and Staff

If in doubt please contact info@su.uzh.ch.

Please also follow the guidelines as given on the UZH coronavirus homepage:

https://www.su.uzh.ch/en/Coronavirus.html

Also check Veranstaltungen for cancelled classes and events and further information. If you cancel a specific event please send an email to c.fischer@mnf.uzh.ch. Please note that according to UZH policy cancellations of classes have to be approved by the Dean.

Remote Lectures and Seminars

Please check the lecture and seminar pages frequently for streaming possibilities. You are all encouraged to use it when possible, in order to minimize the effects of the closure of the building on teaching and research. In the case of lectures, especially at the Bachelor level, please ensure before hand that all the students can have access to these means.

• Streaming Adobe Connect: AdobeConnect

  • Important: for classes with more than 30 students, please check: https://help.switch.ch/interact/seminar-licence/

• Jitsi video streaming: to be defined

Orders for Students and Staff

We kindly ask you to stay at home and work from there during this period. Monitor your health situation and those of persons living with you. Should you feel sick and have flu-like symptoms, elevated temperature or coughing, please call your doctor or the medical hotline at 0800 33 66 55 and mention that you are from the Institute of Mathematics where Coronavirus cases have been reported. Do not visit a doctor before you have talked to a doctor or the medical hotline.

As we are currently not able to exclude the possibility that you have unknowingly been in contact with SARS-CoV-2 infected person at Y27, we are forced to apply the same rules as when coming back from a country with high infection rates – even if you have no symptoms at all.

• go home and work from there

• you are not allowed to enter UZH buildings or ASVZ

• avoid any type of public or private gatherings
• avoid contacts with persons with a medical condition
• make sure that you keep a minimal distance of 2 meters to other persons
• follow all behavior rules issued by the Federal Health Office
• if you need to leave your place, do not use public transportation and avoid rush hours
• do your shopping preferably online or when in a shop pay contactless
• check your emails for further information

Thank you for your cooperation and for following strictly these rules of precaution and helping to contain the disease.