Following the measures adopted by the regional government in Valencia yesterday, the Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH) will provisionally suspend classroom teaching activities next Monday, March 16, due to the outbreak of Coronavirus COVID–19 disease. As an alternative measure, the UMH will teach classes from its official programs in an online manner starting at that time. What’s more, the university has prepared a contingency plan.

Beginning Monday, UMH faculty will broadcast their classes over virtual university platforms so that their students can continue learning from their homes. Furthermore, computer laboratories will be set up, with the proper measures of hygiene taken, so that students who do not have access to computers, laptops, mobile phones, or tablets, can continue to follow their classes.

These special measures will remain in effect until the health situation relative to Coronavirus COVID-19 allows for modifications to them or until said suspension can be ultimately lifted: https://comunicacion.umh.es/2020/03/03/recomendaciones-contra-el-coronavirus-covid-19/ 

MARCH 13, 2020: OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE VALENCIAN REGIONAL GOVERNMENT

Teaching activities at all educational levels (universities, high schools, elementary schools, kindergartens, daycares, vocational training, and others) are hereby suspended beginning on March 16, 2020.

MARCH 12, 20202: The Ministry of Universal Healthcare and Public Health of the Regional Government of Valencia has decided to suspend all training activities (rounds by students and the like) at both public and private educational centers by students in undergraduate programs in the health sciences and other similar programs in both public and private health centers of the Valencian Community. This special measure will remain in effect until the health situation relative to Coronavirus COVID-19 allows for modifications to it or until said suspension can be ultimately lifted.      

More information is available (in Spanish) at: https://observatorio.umh.es/2020/03/12/suspension-de-practicas-en-centros-sanitarios/

The following information has been issued by both the Ministry of Health of the Government of Spain and the Ministry of Universal Healthcare and Public Health of the Regional Government of Valencia. The aim for this is to provide accurate and reliable information to better ensure the safety of and healthy spaces for the entire university community. Some of the following information is only available in Spanish.

Informational pamphlet on COVID-19

Basic protection measures against the novel coronavirus

Ministry of Health of the Government of Spain: https://www.mscbs.gob.es/profesionales/saludPublica/ccayes/alertasActual/nCov-China/home.htm

Ministry of Universal Healthcare and Public Health of the Regional Government of Valencia: http://www.san.gva.es/coronavirus

Informational telephone number of the Ministry of Universal Healthcare and Public Health of the Regional Government of Valencia: +34900300555