I would say the opposite ..at least concerning Italy http://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/health-emergencies/coronavirus-covid-19/news/news/2020/2/joint-who-and-ecdc-mission-in-italy-to-support-covid-19-control-and-prevention-efforts Regards Sergio -----Original Message----- From: ietf <ietf-bounces@xxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Alexandre Petrescu Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2020 2:14 PM To: ietf@xxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Further update on COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and IETF 107 Vancouver These are my thoughts: - has the situation improved since we last talked about this? - have we absorbed the biggest? - ... Alex Le 25/02/2020 à 00:41, Arleen Elliott a écrit : > Thoughts > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Further update on COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and IETF 107 > Vancouver > From: IETF Executive Director <exec-director@xxxxxxxx> > Date: Feb 24, 2020, 6:34 PM > To: IETF Announcement List <ietf-announce@xxxxxxxx> As IETF 107 > Vancouver approaches we thought it would be useful to update you on > our planning around COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and the potential impact on > this meeting. > > Before that, it is worth noting that registrations for the meeting are > at a good level [1] and continue to grow in line with expectations. > > Our policy regarding the risk to health posed by COVID-19 is that we > will follow public health guidelines for events of this nature, in > particular those of the World Health Organisation [2] and the Public > Health Agency of Canada [3]. Neither of those bodies recommend > cancelling meetings of this nature but they do recommend some specific > planning [4] and we are following those recommendations. > > Accordingly, the following special measures are being put into place > for IETF 107 in Vancouver. > > 1. Measures to prevent transmission by surface contact: > - We will provide all in-person participants with hand sanitizer and > surface wipes free of charge. > - Surface wipes will be available in multiple rooms for cleaning any > shared equipment or surfaces, such as microphones and door handles. > - We are exploring changes to blue sheets, including online > alternatives, rather than pass a sheet and pen around. > - We're going to ask that you do not feel obliged to shake hands with > anyone and also do not feel offended if anyone declines to do so. > - Buses for the social event (which is still being planned) will leave > at staggered intervals and also have wipes available. > > 2. Measures for anyone who feels unwell to prevent them spreading > infection: > - We are setting aside a room as an isolation room supplied with masks > and a thermometer for anyone who feels ill during the meeting. > - We are making arrangements with a local clinic so that we can call a > doctor to attend to anyone in self-imposed isolation to minimise their > travel through communal areas. > > 3. Voluntary travel guidelines for travellers from China (the meeting > host, Huawei, is discussing this topic with other companies based in China): > - Only staff from provinces where travel is allowed and on a whitelist > of those who have had their health monitored for a number of weeks > will participate in-person at the meeting. > - Some in-person participants, including the Huawei employees based in > China, plan to arrive 7 days early, monitoring any symptoms before > attending the meeting. > - The number of in-person participants will be reduced to essential > travellers with the rest participating remotely. > > 4. (As previously advised) Changes to our cancellation policy > - Anyone who is unable to attend due to government imposed travel > restrictions will be eligible for a full refund. > - We will continue with the normal policy of providing a full refund > to anyone who is unable to travel due to visa issues. > > > We understand that some people are very concerned about the risk to > health, that some other events have been cancelled or switched to a > remote-only model and that some companies are putting corporate travel > restrictions into place. However, it remains our view that there are > significant risks in both under-reacting and over-reacting to this > complex and developing situation, and as we are not epidemiologists or > public health experts we will follow the evidence-based advice of > those that are. > > Following the same reasoning, we will not be offering full refunds in > the event of someone being unable to travel due to corporate > restrictions and the cancellation fee will still apply. Full details > of our registration policy for IETF 107 Vancouver are available on our > website [5]. > > > Finally, we are working on a backup plan for a fully remote meeting > should we need to cancel the in-person meeting, but there are a number > of logistical challenges to overcome. > > Please feel free to contact me directly if you have any questions or > comments. > > > [1] https://www.ietf.org/registration/ietf107/attendance.py > [2] https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019 > [3] > https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/2019-novel-co > ronavirus-infection.html [4] > https://apps.who.int/iris/rest/bitstreams/1269109/retrieve > [5] > https://www.ietf.org/how/meetings/107/ietf107-special-registration-pro > visions/ > > -- > Jay Daley > IETF Executive Director > exec-director@xxxxxxxx > > _______________________________________________ > IETF-Announce mailing list > IETF-Announce@xxxxxxxx > https://www..ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf-announce > <https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf-announce>
