the numbers are much higher than the Authority reports in France
Le 25/02/2020 à 15:43, Mary B a écrit :
For people that are worried, you can follow the situation (based on real
reported numbers) here:
http://ncov.bii.virginia.edu/dashboard/
Johns Hopkins has something similar but their's wasn't updated the last
I looked.
Regards,
Mary.
On Tue, Feb 25, 2020 at 7:14 AM Alexandre Petrescu
<alexandre.petrescu@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:alexandre.petrescu@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
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
<mailto:exec-director@xxxxxxxx>>
> Date: Feb 24, 2020, 6:34 PM
> To: IETF Announcement List <ietf-announce@xxxxxxxx
<mailto: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-coronavirus-infection.html
> [4] https://apps.who.int/iris/rest/bitstreams/1269109/retrieve
> [5]
>
https://www.ietf.org/how/meetings/107/ietf107-special-registration-provisions/
>
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> IETF Executive Director
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