News and updates about COVID-19 before March 17, 2020 can be found below.
UNH Updates & Wellness Advisories Archive
- UNH HR Please Work Remotely If You Can - March 17, 2020
- UNH President Jim Dean's Video Message on COVID-19 - March 16, 2020
In the above video message to the university community, President Dean references an emergency fund for students in need that was created by faculty and staff on campus. A number of our students are already experiencing financial burdens and that number is certain to grow in the weeks and months ahead. - UNH Update: Comprehensive FAQs, Flexible Work Options FAQs, Self-Quarantine Guidelines - March 15, 2020
- UNH Human Resources Update: Flexible Work Arrangements - March 14, 2020
- Important Information for Employees - March 13, 2020
- Post Spring Break Coronavirus Update - March 12, 2020
- UNH Study Abroad Letter - March 12, 2020
- Coronavirus Update: Post Spring Break - March 11, 2020
- UNH Coronavirus Update on Contingency Planning - March 11, 2020
- UNH Update: Events on Campus - March 11, 2020
The University of New Hampshire continues to align its recommendations with and follow guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control, the World Health Organization and the N.H. Department of Health and Human Services. The CDC and WHO have not issued directives for action at this time. The university is not cancelling any public events or gatherings at this time. Events that have been cancelled are the result of us receiving information that there would not be enough attendance to hold them.
- UNH Employee Business Travel Cancellation and Reimbursement - March 6, 2020
- UNH Coronavirus Update on Travel, Self-Isolation and Increased Cleaning - March 4, 2020
- UNH COVID-19 Update: General Prevention/Return from Study Abroad - March 2, 2020
- UNH COVID-19 Update - February 29, 2020
- Letter to UNH Community - Study Abroad - February 26, 2020
- Letter to Study Abroad Students - February 11, 2020
- Wellness Advisory to UNH Community - January 27, 2020
COVID-19 Updates & News Alerts
- CDC urges halting gatherings of 50 people or more - March 15, 2020
- United Kingdom and Ireland now listed as having Level 3 travel advisory as does most countries in Europe - March 14, 2020
- Governor Chris Sununu declares a state of emergency in NH - March 13, 2020
- President Trump declares a national emergency - March 13, 2020
- Remarks by President Trump in Address to the Nation - March 11, 2020
- "We will be suspending all travel from Europe to the United States for the next 30 days. The new rules will go into effect Friday at midnight. There will be exemptions for Americans who have undergone appropriate screenings... These restrictions will also not apply to the United Kingdom." Other updates can be found at the link above.
- World Health Organization - March 11, 2020
- WHO characterizes COVID-19 as a pandemic.
- CDC: Resources for Institutes of Higher Education - March 8, 2020
- CDC: People at Risk for Serious Illness from COVID-19 - March 8, 2020
- New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services: Coronarirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Information for Schools - March 7, 2020
- CDC: Guidance for Student Foreign Travel for Institutions of Higher Education - March 1, 2020
- This guidance is for Institutes of Higher Education with students participating in foreign exchange or study abroad programs.
- Update from the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services - March 1, 2020
- A fourth person in New Hampshire is being tested for COVID-19.
- NH Division of Public Health Services Bureau of Infectious Disease Control - February 29, 2020
- Guidance and information for schools
- World Health Organization - February 11, 2020
- The World Health Organization announces an official name for the disease that is causing the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak, COVID-19.
- Video: United States declares public health emergency of international concern - January 31, 2020
- U.S. government taking new action to contain the outbreak within China, implements temporary measure to detect and contain the virus.
- The World Health Organization (WHO) - January 30, 2020
- The World Health Organization declares the new coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency of international concern due to the spread of the illness to other countries.
- Update from the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services - January 30, 2020
- The two individuals in New Hampshire with recent travel to Wuhan City, China, who have developed respiratory symptoms and were tested for the novel coronavirus, were determined to be negative for the virus.
- Update from the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services - January 27, 2020
- “The risk to our communities in New Hampshire is low, but we want to identify people who may be infected with this new coronavirus in order to prevent spread,” said State Epidemiologist Dr. Benjamin Chan. “We have recommended that healthcare providers conduct travel screenings and implement isolation practices for patients with a fever or respiratory illness who report travel to this affected region of China. This is a rapidly changing situation, and we remain committed to providing timely updates to residents of New Hampshire and our health care providers.”
- Original health alert from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: 2019-nCoV
- "CDC is closely monitoring an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a novel (new) coronavirus (named “2019-nCoV”) that was first detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China and which continues to expand. Chinese health officials have reported thousands of infections with 2019-nCoV in China, with the virus reportedly spreading from person-to-person in many parts of that country. Infections with 2019-nCoV, most of them associated with travel from Wuhan, also are being reported in a growing number of international locations, including the United States." Read the full situation summary here.
