I'm really tired of answering your questions. If you do not want to believe me, then don't. If you'd rather scare yourselves than be vigilant, I don't care. Go ahead and kill yourselves with baseless fear. But this is the last time I'm going to speak of the issue. This is the last time, so better read up.
Shown below is the detailed minutes of the Emergency President's Council Meeting held this afternoon. Please excuse its composition as it was done informally.
And please do not repost it elsewhere as the Student Council will be releasing a more comprehensive announcement soon.
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Emergency President’s Council Meeting
June 6, 2009; 12-2pm
Y305
Attendance:
Br. Armin Luistro FSC Engr. Aurello De La Cruz
Br. Bernard Oca FSC Ms. Aimee Chua
Ms. Agnes Yuhico Mr. Johannes Badillo
Mr. Edwin Santiago Dr. Beltran
Mr. Jose Mari Magpayo Dr. Elise Maghirang
Dr. Arnie Ascarraga
Minutes of the Meeting:
- It was confirmed that there is a new case of a student infected with the H1N1 Virus. He is a 17 year old, male student. He had no contact whatsoever with the first 2 cases. But these 3 students are recovering and responding well to treatments. In fact, the two exchange students do not have fever anymore.
- The Student Council was advised not to release any unconfirmed information so as not to spoke the flames of panic (Please wait for official announcements from SC EXECOM or have your information confirmed by EXECOM first before sending it out).
- Hotlines for the DOH and MCO were made available since June 4. Calls that are medical in nature decreased since the first day of suspension.
- The administration is not disclosing the name of the student in compliance with the guidelines set by the World Health Organization and DOH, and so as not to cause panic and prevent the students from being lax should they realize they had no contact with the cases.
- It was mentioned that the fatality case of this strain of virus in the Philippine is 0.06%. That is why there is no need to panic and we need to educate students on this.
- As we resume classes, everyone should be reminded to constantly wash their hands with alcohol or alcohol based cleanser and to take other precautionary measures. Wearing of masks is an over reactive measure.
- MCO: The school has set the benchmark for other educational institutions as to the proper and efficient way of handling the matter.
- An official announcement containing guidelines to be followed will be sent soon by MCO and OPRES, and everyone is asked to help out in its dissemination.
- Students are encouraged to take a proactive approach by having the basic knowledge of the flu so as not to cause panic among students.
- For more information, ALWAYS ask the students to refer to the website and hotline.
Answers to the Questions of Student Council Officers:
- What should the classmates of those 3 cases do when they have not been contacted by DOH?
They are advised to call the clinic at 5265913 to verify if they are on the list. They will then be forwarded to DOH.
- What should the students who had contact with the classmates of the 3 confirmed cases?
They should stay calm and do a self-quarantine just to be sure. It is unlikely that you will get the virus unless the classmate whom you had contact with also got the virus. Should symptoms manifest, they are advised to call the DLSU clinic hotline.
- What will happen on the 15th?
Normal schedule of classes will resume. But everyone is advised to remain vigilant.
- Will the tuition fee deadlines and graduation be moved?
Yes. As to date, everyone is advised to check their MLS accounts for announcements.
- Will there be another 10 days suspension when a new case will be discovered?
No definite decision on the part of the school administration as of the moment because the administration will still need to talk to DOH regarding this matter.
- How will we prevent the entry of students who are infected?
The school administration will discuss the possibility of having thermal scanners installed in all gates.
- How can we be sure that the school is virus-free?
The university has already been disinfected. But everyone is advised to have their own preventive measures such as frequent washing of hands, covering their mouth and nose when sneezing or coughing, etc.
- Can the university give out free vaccines, masks and alcogel?
Given that the cost of the vaccine is quite high, the university cannot give this out for free. Minimal amount will be charged for the vaccination. Hand sanitizers will be placed around campus. But masks will not be given for it is over-reactive and only gives false sense of security because the virus is not airborne.
- Will the academic and activities calendar be moved?
Yes, but the university administration would still have to discuss this.
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For more information, please check the following sites:
CDC website and
DLSU website. I really recommend you to read them
so that you won't remain STUPID.
Now, is it still a big issue as to who those two Japanese foreign exchange students are? Or would you calm down and start acting like real Lasallians?
