The University of Oregon held a virtual town hall today focused on winter term featuring President Schill, Dr. Luedtke from Lane County Public Health, a student from the Corona Corps contact tracing team, and other UO experts. Watch the recording of the town hall.
Employees who have not already received their two face masks can schedule a pick up this week, December 7–11, at the Student Recreation Center reception desk. There will be no mask distributions this year after December 11. Mask distribution will resume again in winter term.
It’s easier than ever to get the latest information about COVID-19 and check your symptoms.
All of us need to check on our symptoms every day to help stop the spread of COVID-19. With the UO self-check app, it's easy. Get the app at symptomcheck.uoregon.edu or on UO Mobile.
The governors of Oregon, Washington, and California issued a travel advisory on November 13. The advisory urges against non-essential out-of-state travel, asks people to self-quarantine for 14 days after arriving from another state or country, and encourages residents to stay local.
There were 23 members of the UO community who tested positive or were considered presumptive positive in the last seven days (November 30–December 6) as of 10:00 a.m. today. A total of 662 members of the UO community have tested positive for COVID-19 since reporting began. Information about known cases within the UO community is updated by 10:00 a.m. weekdays.
The Oregon Health Authority reports 85,788 confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in the state, 4,991 cases in Lane County, 19,727 in Multnomah County, and 523 in Coos County as of December 7.
Lane County has been placed in the "extreme risk" category for COVID-19 under Governor Kate Brown's new health and safety framework. In this risk category, the following impacts remain in place for the Eugene campus:
Student Recreation Center, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, and the Museum of Natural and Cultural History remain closed.
All dining on campus is grab-and-go and prepackaged for take out.
Instruction is remote as already planned.
The best way to prevent illness is to avoid being exposed to the virus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention outline some general precautions to minimize the spread of respiratory diseases.
UO faculty and experts provided insights into the vaccine, the physiology of being "over" COVID-19 and the return to spring vigilance in recent news stories.
