Department of Accountancy and Graduate Institute of Finance, NCKU

NCKU Epidemic Prevention Announcement for 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

By Office of International Affairs, NCKU

(2020/02/25 16:00)

Dear Colleagues and Students,

This announcement is regarding the updated Tracking and Management Mechanism for People under Infection Risk.

(Self-Management of Health)

The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) has raised the travel notice level for certain countries on February 24, and details are as follows:

Travel notice level 1: Thailand and Iran

Travel notice level 2: Singapore, Japan and Italy

Starting February 24, 2020, travelers arriving in Taiwan from these countries must conduct Self-Management of Health for 14 days. During the period of Self-Management of Health, people should avoid going out. If going out is necessary, they should wear a medical mask. They should also avoid going to school or office.

(Home Quarantine)

The CECC has raised the travel notice level of South Korea to Level 3. Therefore, the targets for Home Quarantine updated as below:

Target 1: Travelers with travel history to China, Hong Kong, and Macau

Target 2: Travelers with travel history to South Korea (foreign nationals from 2/25, Taiwanese nationals from 2/27)

The listed targets must conduct Home Quarantine for 14 days after entering Taiwan. It is forbidden to go out, take public transportation, or go to school or office during the 14 days. Those who fail to comply with central epidemic command and control measures will be fined according to the Communicable Disease Control Act and may be proceeded with compulsory placement when necessary.

During the period of Home Isolation, Home Quarantine or Self-Management of Health, people should check body temperature in the morning and evening every day, and report through the on-line NCKU COVID-19 Epidemic Prevention Platform(https://tinyurl.com/qw4p2un).

From February 25th, students who live off-campus and want to move into the school dormitory will be charged for the dormitory fee of NT$ 150 per day. 

Last, on February 16, 2020, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) indicated that to strengthen community-based surveillance, groups with foreign travel or contact history or other groups of potential risks included in COVID-19 testing procedure. https://tinyurl.com/tflj5xl

For details, please see below the updated Tracking and Management Mechanism for People under Infection Risk.

(Student Leave of Absence)

 (1) Students who cannot attend classes due to epidemic prevention of Home Isolation or Home Quarantine, please apply for leave in the following ways:

1. After the school starts: Please apply for a sick leave in the "Student Leave System". When the system shows (in Mandarin and English) “The reason for absence is to carry out epidemic prevention of Home Isolation or Home Quarantine”, please tick “YES” or “NO”. If you tick “YES”, please upload proofs of “Related Notifications of COVID-19 Prevention (the lower half would be sufficient)” in the attachment. The “record of body temperature and travel history” is not needed.
2. Or go to the webpage of the Student Assistance Division, download the “NCKU Student Leave Application Form”, and email a completed application form (including related proofs as listed above) to the student’s department office (contact) to help apply for a leave to instructors. (The paperwork of a leave application shall be completed.)

(2) The Curriculum Division, according to the data from "Student Leave System" of the Office of Academic Affairs,

• provides a list of students who will be absent from school due to epidemic prevention,
• informs each instructor of the class according to the student's course enrollment situation,
• and states that the leave is not included in the absence penalty record.

A.  NCKU Epidemic Prevention News（Chinese）https://tinyurl.com/wuokld2

B.  2019-nCoV Prevetion News, Office of International Affairs, NCKU

（Chinese）https://tinyurl.com/sgkyddj

（English）https://tinyurl.com/surnp8y

C.  NCKU Surveys

1.NCKU 2019-nCoV Epidemic Prevention Platform School-wide Mandatory Survey (Must report twice. First time before Feb. 14th; Second time between Feb. 15-28th): https://app.pers.ncku.edu.tw/ncov/

2.Overseas Chinese, Hong Kong and Macau Students (degree students): https://forms.gle/BMLUwzHStHmwZaTS7

3.Foreign Degree Students and all Exchange Students: https://tinyurl.com/wld3t2a

4.Chinese students: https://wj.qq.com/s2/5296192/667d/?fbclid=IwAR2_H2wnHdgSpENq1OzEtINmPxEAU5WbG36Vp-YpOOJXTjatiFNZt2p0mc8