The plan for the full return to campus of both staff and students took an important step on Wednesday, 18 August 2021, with the constitution of several technical Task Teams to conduct targeted assessments of the ‘COVID-19 lessons’ of the past year-and-a-half and accordingly facilitate preparations for the safe resumption of the normal 欧洲杯足球网_外围买球app推荐-投注|官网 system.
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Key among the considerations at a joint meeting of the academic, administrative and Unions leadership held on Wednesday were: the resumption of face-to-face teaching and learning, health and safety of students, staff and the community, operational effectiveness and provision of essential services to students and staff.
Eligible current and prospective students and staff are encouraged to take the vaccine as an important safety measure for themselves and others on and off-campus.
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