Corona virus – update #21 – 05/01/2021 (Hebrew)

אל בית הטכניון: סטודנטים, עובדים וחברי סגל,

במקביל לעלייה הדרמטית במספר חולי הקורונה ברחבי ישראל והדיונים המתקיימים בשעות האחרונות על אפשרות להחמרה בתנאי הסגר, אני מבקש לעדכן אתכם כי גם בטכניון נרשמה בימים האחרונים עלייה מדאיגה במספר החולים המאומתים ובמספר האנשים שנדרשו להיכנס לבידוד. בחמשת הימים שחלפו מתחילת ינואר נוספו לפחות(*) 13 חולים מאומתים למניין המצטבר של חולים אותם אנחנו סופרים מאז התחיל המשבר במרץ 2020 (מעל ל-130 עד כה). כתוצאה מכך, נשלחו עוד כמה עשרות לבידוד. אם עד עכשיו הרוב המוחלט של מקרי ההדבקה אירעו מחוץ לקמפוס, הרי שבימים האחרונים נרשם מספר הולך וגדל של הדבקות בתוך הקמפוס.

הנהלת הטכניון עשתה וממשיכה לעשות מאמצים רבים על מנת לאפשר את המשך הפעילות בקמפוס בדגש על המשך פעולת מעבדות המחקר וכדי לאפשר פתיחה מדורגת של מעבדות ההוראה. אבל, ככל שתמונת התחלואה בקמפוס תחמיר, יקשה עלינו עוד יותר להצליח לשמר את יכולתנו לפעול בתחומים קריטיים אלו. אחד המאמצים החשובים נוגע ליכולת הניטור אחר התפשטות הנגיף בקמפוס, זיהוי מוקדם של חולים וקטיעת שרשראות ההדבקה. צוות בהובלת פרופ’ ערן פרידלר מהפקולטה להנדסה אזרחית וסביבתית התקין ומפעיל מערך חיישנים בשוחות הביוב של מעונות הסטודנטים וחיישנים אלו נותנים תמונה מהימנה ביותר (עד כה – 100% הצלחה) של הימצאות חולים בבניינים מסוימים. צוות אחר בהובלת ד”ר נעמה גבע זטורסקי מהפקולטה לרפואה ישיק בשבוע הבא מערך זיהוי המבוסס על דגימות רוק (פרטים יופצו בהמשך).

עם כל החשיבות של מאמצי הניטור והזיהוי, אין לראות בהם תחליף לאחריות האישית המוטלת על כל אחד מאיתנו. אני שב וקורא לכל אחד מהמכותבים להקפיד על כל התקנות של התו הסגול (ריחוק פיסי, מסיכה, הימנעות מהתקהלות, שטיפת ידיים תדירה) קלה כחמורה. יתכן שההרעה במצב התחלואה בקמפוס נובעת מרפיון מסוים שנגרם עקב התמשכות המשבר ויתכן שחלק מאיתנו נכנס לשאננות עקב מבצע החיסונים המתנהל בימים אלו. זה לא הזמן לרפיון ובוודאי לא הזמן לשאננות. אנא המשיכו לנהוג באחריות כדי לשמור על עצמכם ועל הסובבים אתכם.

המשך בריאות טובה לכולם,

בועז

An Update Regarding Confirmed COVID-19 Patients on Campus

We would like to inform you of additional confirmed COVID-19 patients on campus as of 29/12/2020:
• A faculty member in the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
• A student in the Faculty of Biomedical Engineering and the Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine
• A student in the Andrew and Erna Viterbi Faculty of Electrical Engineering
The Technion operates according to the Ministry of Health’s guidelines. Therefore, as a precautionary measure, anyone who was notified by the Ministry of Health that he has been in direct contact with the patients is required to follow the instructions received. We are in constant contact with the Ministry of Health and will update as necessary.

An Update Regarding Confirmed COVID-19 Patients on Campus

We would like to inform you of additional confirmed COVID-19 patients on campus as of 27/12/2020:
• Two students in the Andrew and Erna Viterbi Faculty of Electrical Engineering who live in the Eastern Village dormitories
• A student in the Department of Materials Science & Engineering
• Two staff members in the Technion Students Association
• A student in the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering
The Technion operates according to the Ministry of Health’s guidelines. Therefore, as a precautionary measure, anyone who was notified by the Ministry of Health that he has been in direct contact with the patients is required to follow the instructions received. We are in constant contact with the Ministry of Health and will update as necessary

An Update Regarding Confirmed COVID-19 Patients on Campus

We would like to inform you of additional confirmed COVID-19 patients on campus as of 13/12/2020:
• A faculty member in the Faculty of Mathematics
• A staff member in the Dean of Students Office
• A student who lives in the Canada Village dormitories
• A student couple who lives in the Zielony Graduate Student Village dormitories
The Technion operates according to the Ministry of Health’s guidelines. Therefore, as a precautionary measure, anyone who was notified by the Ministry of Health that he has been in direct contact with the patients is required to follow the instructions received. We are in constant contact with the Ministry of Health and will update as necessary.

An Update Regarding Confirmed COVID-19 Patients on Campus

An Update Regarding Confirmed COVID-19 Patients on Campus
We would like to inform you of additional confirmed COVID-19 patients on campus as of 10/12/2020:
• A student in the Ruth & Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine
• A staff member in the Department of Materials Science & Engineering
• A staff member in the Registration and Admission Center
• A student who lives in the Neve Rifkin Dormitories
The Technion operates according to the Ministry of Health’s guidelines. Therefore, as a precautionary measure, anyone who was notified by the Ministry of Health that he has been in direct contact with the patients is required to follow the instructions received. We are in constant contact with the Ministry of Health and will update as necessary.

An Update Regarding Confirmed COVID-19 Patients on Campus

We would like to inform you of additional confirmed COVID-19 patients on campus as of 07/12/2020:
• A staff member in the Research Authority
• A student in the Faculty of Biology
The Technion operates according to the Ministry of Health’s guidelines. Therefore, as a precautionary measure, anyone who was notified by the Ministry of Health that he has been in direct contact with the patients is required to follow the instructions received. We are in constant contact with the Ministry of Health and will update as necessary.

An Update Regarding a Confirmed COVID-19 Patient on Campus

We would like to inform you of additional confirmed COVID-19 patients on campus as of 30/11/2020:
• A student who lives in the Eastern Village dormitories
• A staff member in the Finance Division
The Technion operates according to the Ministry of Health’s guidelines. Therefore, as a precautionary measure, anyone who was notified by the Ministry of Health that he has been in direct contact with the patient is required to follow the instructions received. We are in constant contact with the Ministry of Health and will update as necessary.

An Update Regarding a Confirmed COVID-19 Patient on Campus

We would like to inform you of an additional confirmed COVID-19 patient on campus as of 26/11/2020:
• A student who lives in the Zielony Graduate Student Village dormitories.
The Technion operates according to the Ministry of Health’s guidelines. Therefore, as a precautionary measure, anyone who was notified by the Ministry of Health that he has been in direct contact with the patient is required to follow the instructions received. We are in constant contact with the Ministry of Health and will update as necessary.

An Update Regarding Confirmed COVID-19 Patients on Campus

An Update Regarding Confirmed COVID-19 Patients on Campus
We would like to inform you of additional confirmed COVID-19 patients on campus as of 23/09/2020:
• A doctoral student at the Solid State Institute
• A graduate student and his spouse, who live in the Zielony Graduate Student Village dormitories.
• A graduate student in the Henry and Marilyn Taub Faculty of Computer Science, who lives in the Junior Faculty Residence dormitories.
• A student in the Faculty of Biology, who lives in the Eastern Village dormitories
• A graduate student in the Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, who lives in the Zielony Graduate Student Village dormitories.
The Technion operates according to the Ministry of Health’s guidelines and therefore, as a precautionary measure, anyone who has been in direct contact with the patients was notified by the Ministry of Health and is required to follow the instructions received. We are in constant contact with the Ministry of Health and will update as necessary.