Coronavirus & Slovenia: Teaching Suspended for Two Weeks at Primorska University, Koper

By , 09 Mar 2020, 10:18 AM Lifestyle
Coronavirus & Slovenia: Teaching Suspended for Two Weeks at Primorska University, Koper www.upr.si

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STA, 9 March 2020 - The Koper-based University of Primorska has suspended "teaching process" for a fortnight due to the coronavirus outbreak in neighbouring Italy.

Announcing the measure on the university's official Facebook profile, chancellor Klavdija Kutnar said the decision had been prompted by advice and information from the National Public Health Institute (NIJZ) and its Italian counterpart Istituto Superiore di Sanita dell'Italia.

Having studied that information and considering that Italy is the largest coronavirus hotspot in Europe, "we have decided for the measure for preventive reasons. We are a university that interacts daily with neighbouring Italy," the chancellor said in the post.

The measure is valid until 20 March. Students will be given further instructions about the possibility of a distance teaching process, such as online lectures and e-classrooms. They will be kept up to date on potential further changes.

Until Sunday afternoon, Slovenia recorded 16 COVID-19 cases out of close to 1,000 people tested. Meanwhile, the virus claimed 366 lives in Italy where the number of infections rose to 7,375 yesterday.

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