Below you will find resources pages compiled by the IAU. They offer information about latest developments regarding the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on universities, share recommendations and initiatives, offer opportunities to engage or exchange and provide a selection of recent country-based and international news items regarding higher education and COVID-19.
The world has seen the emergence of a Novel Corona Virus on 31 December 2019, officially referred to as COVID-19. The virus was first isolated from persons with pneumonia in Wuhan city, China.
The virus can cause a range of symptoms, from ranging from mild illness to pneumonia. Symptoms of the disease are fever, cough, sore throat and headaches. In severe cases difficulty in breathing and deaths can occur.
There is no specific treatment for people who are sick with Coronavirus, and no vaccine to prevent the disease.
Considering the current situation and spread of the disease globally, the Director General of WHO declared the outbreak to be a public health emergency of international concern PHEIC.
The Emergency Committee has provided advice to WHO, the People’s Republic of China, all countries, and to the global community on measures to control this outbreak. Member states such as Maldives are focusing to detect cases imported in the country and limit more infection from these cases.