the spread of coronavirus and ensure their student’s wellbeing and safety
Coronavirus is a type of viruses that produce illnesses like common cold to severe respiratory diseases. The virus is transmitted through contact with infected animals and humans. As from 4th March, the global death toll was 3,190, while more than 93,000 people have been infected with the virus, China being the worse hit by the outbreak. The spread of the virus outside china is disturbing but not an unanticipated change. The U.S Centers for disease control and prevention cautioned on the spread of the virus to the American communities leading to interferences of daily life. The agency urged schools and the general public to be equipped and work with medical personnel in controlling the virus. The common signs of infections include fever, shortness of breath, respiratory symptoms, and breathing difficulties. The infection can cause more severe cases like kidney failure, acute respiratory syndrome and even death. With the virus potential to wreak havoc in the United States, the government has overseen the response by giving funding of $1.25 billion as the first round. The funding will ensure that the health sector is well able to protect people’s health in the event of the outbreak. The outbreak of coronavirus may be inevitable, but the economic damage it causes is not. This brief examines how California state university should respond to the spread of coronavirus and ensure their student’s wellbeing and safety.
Aiding schools to understand such risks will enable them to maintain resilience and strengthen them during such outbreaks. Companies can perform in their personal, commercial benefits, but also aid alleviates the possibly devastating impacts of transmittable disease, in both social and financial terms. The California state university should create measures that safeguard every student in every campus of the university. The measures should meet the required standards in ensuring that the wellbeing of the student is sustained during the outbreak. The following are the actions that the university can carry out to respond to the spread of the virus:
- Active risk surveillance
It is a tool for monitoring the health status of the campuses. The monitoring is essential in measuring the need for interventions when the virus breaks through. The university needs motivated staffs to provide quality analyses and provide valid surveillance data on the outbreak. The university can borrow loans to ensure a significant development of surveillance capacity on the epidemic.
- Promote preparation through governance and guidance
The university management can stay ahead of the virus by creating awareness and going through risk mitigation. This awareness will help the university to focus on the changing nature of the virus protecting its shareholders’ value and collective responsibility. The uninfected people trigger most of the economic losses since they take misinformed actions when faced with such threats and outbreaks. The university should ensure that the students are well informed on the measures they are seeking to create public safety.
- Effective engagement with the government to ease the risk
By looking at opportunities to develop shared standards with the government, the university can generate better capacity and support to manage the virus risks. They should work hand in hand with the C.D.C to ensure that all the measures are well monitored and create a safe environment for the students. This cooperation ensures that the university is aware of the interventions the government is using to reduce the risk of the virus and methods it’s using to quarantine the virus. Through collaboration, the university is also working for the common good of society.
- Increase in-house response skills
the skill is to ensure that the common areas like bathrooms and residence are disinfected to ensure cleanliness and sanitation. Have better attention on contacts point in the university and isolations rooms be equipped. This measure creates trust on the students and reduces the level of risk contagiousness in the university. The university also can work with the insurance company and contracting with risk management firms to ensure their students are well catered for in case of the outbreak.
- Self-quarantine
Students that have recently travelled from the most affected areas campuses should undergo through mandatory quarantine. The quarantine is to ensure that they do not have the infections and ensure safety when they get into contact with the public.
The policies show the responsiveness of the university to the coronavirus threat since it’s a massive concern on the world-wide economy and community safety. Advancement on surveillance, awareness and governance allows the university to be well prepared in case of the coronavirus in the university. Through the protection of the students, the university can increase economic flexibility and social significance.