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<h2>AIE's Official Response: COVID-19 Virus</h2>
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Dear AIE Student,

Coronavirus We have noted the presidential address and calls for precautionary measures to fight the much-feared COVID-19 virus from all citizens of South Africa. We fully support this call and wish to do everything within our means to protect the health of our students and to play our part in contributing to a healthier country. As such, the following measures will be put in place during the coming days.

AIE Students:

The decision has been made to minimize foot traffic for all our campuses and full-time/part-time students starting from Wednesday, 18 March ’20. To accomplish this the following will occur:

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	<li>The upcoming student term break will be moved to start the 27th of March ’20. Classes will resume after the Easter weekend. The term break will be earlier than planned, but it does allow us to align with the return to school dates as per the presidential address and enough time for us to monitor the situation as it unfolds.</li>
	<li>For the remaining two weeks, each HOD has been asked to prepare a 2-week class timetable that will require the extensive use of our virtual class platform as an alternative means to providing campus-based tuition to full time/part-time students with minimal contact time on campus. This will be released to all students on 17 March ’20 together with a notice explaining the details for the virtual classes.</li>
	<li>Virtual classes will be the main form of contact for full-time/part-time students over the next two weeks bundled with ad-hoc revision sessions, access to campus to download class recordings, and on-campus access to mentors to further assistance. Details will be communicated in the notice scheduled for 17 March ’20.</li>
	<li>Strict hygiene rules will be implemented for anyone visiting the campus for any contact-based sessions.</li>
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AIE Operations and Staff:

Nothing is more important to us than the safety and health of our students and staff. For this reason, we wish to align our approach with staff as we have done for students, to minimize the risk of contact with both students and staff by minimizing physical presence on campus while maintaining our academic progress and integrity. The following measures have been put in place:

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	<li>Both campuses will run on a skeleton staff operation, starting from Wednesday, 18 March ’20 with full remote support.</li>
	<li>AIE operations will as such be unaffected during this time.</li>
	<li>All expected student support facilities will remain at full capacity for all full-time, part-time and distance learning students.</li>
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We are privileged to take such an innovative and unique approach. All the problems we have solved over the past few years led us to the technology that we implement in our students’ environment today to allow both our people and students flexible access while we continue to make sure operations continue unaffected.

Let us all contribute in the fight to get this virus under control. We urge you to practise all the guidelines as requested by the president.

Further to this, we want to request that watch the video in the link below, created by the AIE content team, as well as read the guidelines as to better familiarize yourself with the virus and actions you can take.

Precautionary Measures

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	<div>Wash your hands regularly with soap and water for at least 20 seconds., or use an alcohol-based hand sanitiser. </div>
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	<div>Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands. </div>
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	<div>Avoid close contact with people who are sick or show symptoms of respiratory illness </div>
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	<li>Stay home when you are sick and avoid contact with the other people in your home. </li>
	<li>Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces such as door handles. </li>
	<li>Avoid crowds, meetings and gatherings. </li>
	<li>Avoid contact with farm or wild animals (alive or dead), animal markets, and products that come from animals (such as uncooked meat). </li>
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Any person returning home from other countries is requested to remain in self-isolation for 14 days, from the date of their return to South Africa, to monitor any potential signs of the virus. If any of the symptoms appear, a doctor should be consulted. Should you suspect that you have contracted the virus, it is necessary to get tested.

The results of the pathology test can take up to 48 hours and they are free of charge.

Do not walk into any healthcare facility without notifying the ER team beforehand as this potentially exposes other individuals to the virus Not all confirmed cases require hospitalisation, sometimes just isolation at home.

If you need more information about the virus, symptoms and treatment, visit the following webpages:

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	<li><a href="https://newdirections2040.com/">https://newdirections2040.com/</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://newdirections2040.com/">http://www.health.gov.za/index.php/outbreaks/145-corona-virus-outbreak/465-coronavirus-outbreak</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://newdirections2040.com/">https://newdirections2040.com/</a></li>
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