UNC-Chapel Hill is expanding its travel restrictions on nonessential University-affiliated travel to South Korea, including the cancellation of all spring 2020 semester study abroad programs in South Korea.
The University continues to monitor the spread of COVID-19. Right now, there are no confirmed cases on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus or in North Carolina, and no member of the Carolina Community abroad has contracted the virus.
Due to the outbreak of a respiratory infection that is caused by a novel coronavirus which first emerged in the city of Wuhan in the Hubei Province of China, nonessential University-affiliated travel to China is not permitted at this time.
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has reported an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a new coronavirus that was first detected in Wuhan City, China, and continues to expand. We are not aware of any confirmed cases on our campus at this time.
A UNC-Chapel Hill student has a confirmed case of the mumps. The dates the student may have been infectious were Jan. 11 through Jan. 18. The risk to the general population of contracting mumps from this student is low.
Influenza, “flu,” activity continues to increase and is widespread in all 50 states. The flu is a contagious respiratory illness caused by Influenza viruses, which can cause mild to severe illness. The CDC estimates that so far this season there … Continued
UNC-Chapel Hill has been named as the National Winner in the medium-size university category for the 2019-2020 Alana Yaksich National College & University Flu Vaccination Challenge.
The Student Stores Pharmacy and Campus Health Pharmacy will offer no-appointment flu clinics. In addition, nine walk-in flu clinics will be held between Sept. 19 and Oct. 18.
As of June 6, 2019, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that there have been 1,022 cases of measles in 28 states this year. This is the greatest number of cases reported in the U.S. since 1992 and since measles was declared eliminated in 2000.
With outbreaks of measles in six states this year and individual cases reported in another 16 states, Carolina’s Communicable Disease Team has completed a comprehensive, multi-departmental plan for preventing measles on campus.
