St George’s University pauses in-person learning due to COVID
St. George’s University, Grenada
St. George’s University, Grenada

(Loop Caribbean News) THE rising coronavirus (COVID-19) numbers in Grenada has forced officials at the St George’s University (SGU) to pause in-person classes, university authorities announced in a statement on Tuesday.

“This decision was made in the spirit of community support and with an abundance of caution to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in Grenada,” SGU announced.

The university said infections on campus are low and all of the infected persons are vaccinated and showing mild to no symptoms of the virus.

All of the staff and students on campus are vaccinated against COVID. For the next two weeks, all students will engage in online learning.

SGU stated that everyone on campus will be required to wear masks both indoors and outdoors and group activities will be restricted to open air spaces.

Campus operations will also be reduced and all non-essential employees will continue their work duties from home whenever possible.

“We believe this decision is consistent with the best practice recommendations of leading health organisations and is in the best interest of our campus community,” Dr Richard Liebowitz, Vice Chancellor of St George’s University, said.

He added: “While we are not anticipating a prolonged suspension of in-person classes, students who wish to leave Grenada may return home to continue their studies online. All active employees will continue to receive full pay and benefits.”

Dr Charles Modica, Chancellor of SGU, stated: “We will continue to work diligently with the government and our international partners to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in Grenada.

“Other institutions in Grenada and around the globe have implemented similar measures in recent days that limit the density of large populations to minimise spread of the virus.”

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