UOG allows students onto campus after masks given out

A GROUP of students initially barred from entering the University of Goroka campus were later allowed in after they were given face masks.
Pro Vice-Chancellor (planning and development) Donald Gumbis handed out 6,000 faces masks to be distributed to the students who were denied access to classrooms and the library because they were not wearing any. Five thermometers were also provided.
Gumbis said it was part of the university’s Covid-19 committee’s preparedness plan.
“The onus is now on academic staff and security officers to enforce the rules on students,” he said.
“So far, we have screened 5,177 students – 3,691 non-residential and 1,486 residential.
“Most have been cleared but we also identified other existing medical conditions among students.”
An Eastern Highlands health authority team, which visited the university, was impressed with surveillance, quarantine and medical support to ensure student safety.