Guidelines (11th march 2020)
If an employee/student becomes ill with symptoms and signs of an acute respiratory infection (fever, cough, shortness of breath or malaise that has caused you to take anti-fever medication, e.g.) and has returned within the last 14 days from areas where a new coronavirus with local or communal spread has spread, or is in close contact with a patient in whom infection with the new coronavirus has been confirmed or is likely (test unclear) to stay at home or to retreat to a separate area and observe all preventive measures (keep at least 1.5 meters distance from other people, hand hygiene, coughing hygiene, surface disinfection, room ventilation) Contact your healthcare provider by telephone (your chosen personal physician for a full-time employee; for employees outside working hours, contact a healthcare provider) for instructions on how to proceed.
For the latest information on areas of local or communal coverage and the definition of close contact, see the NIJZ website (Guidance on Professional Publicity – Healthcare Professionals – Case Definition); the definition of probable and confirmed case is also described here.
For students: you will be informed about alternative possibilities of educational processes
For further information please see the attachment below.