Infection prevention measures aim to restrict the transmission of infection among students and staff, and delay the outbreak of Covid-19. The three most important measures to restrict transmission are:

• Individuals who are ill should stay at home
  
• Increased distance between individuals
• Good hand hygiene

The most important infection prevention measure is ensuring that people who are ill, or who have symptoms of illness, stay at home.

Cough etiquette and maintaining distance are decisive in restricting droplet transmission, while hand hygiene, and especially avoiding touching one's face with unwashed hands, is important for restricting indirect contact transmission. Increased physical distance between individuals reduces the risk of transmission, also before symptoms can be detected.

Individuals with symptoms of illness should not be on university grounds or at their study location. This also applies to individuals who suspect they may have become infected or come into contact with an infected person.

Students and staff with respiratory symptoms:

• Students and staff who have even mild respiratory symptoms and a general feeling of being unwell should not be on university grounds. Any individuals who experience Covid-19 symptoms must stay at home and get themselves tested. See If you suspect you may be infected with coronavirus (Covid-19) (NIPH) 
  

• ​Health authorities determine who must be in isolation in accordance with advice provided by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. Find out more about quarantine at Helsenorge.no.
  

• Must be in isolation. The health and care services are responsible for deciding who must go into isolation based on advice issued by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. For more information about isolation, visit Helsenorge.no.

If a student, staff member or visitor at Nord University has a positive Covid-19 test result, the case must be reported by phone to (+47) 99 36 40 00. The matter will then be handled by the emergency preparedness management team. Local health authorities use the same number for assistance with infection tracking. ​

It is important that any student or staff member who develops symptoms of respiratory infection, leaves the university grounds immediately.

Individuals who are ill and need to be collected by someone else must wait in a separate room or outside at a good distance from other people. Anyone who is ill should not travel by public transport. Anyone who is ill should cover their mouth and nose if they are unable to maintain a sufficient distance away from other people.

Students or staff members who are confirmed as having Covid-19 will be monitored by the healthcare service to ensure they receive appropriate medical care. Municipal health services will chart and investigate contact with persons with confirmed Covid-19 in accordance with applicable recommendations.​
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Good hand hygiene and cough etiquette restrict the transmission of all respiratory infections, including transmission of Covid-19.

• Cough into a paper handkerchief or the crook of your elbow.
• Wash your hands frequently and thoroughly with soap and lukewarm water, or use an alcohol-based disinfectant.
• Find alternatives to shaking hands and hugging.
  

The microbes that cause Covid-19 can be removed easily by manual cleaning with soap and normal cleaning products. The virus can survive on surfaces from anywhere between hours to days, depending on the type of surface, the temperature, sunlight and other factors. If the infection rate is rising, exposed areas will receive extra cleaning.

Specific routines for cleaning at Nord University have been established which are to be followed in the event of rising infection rates and possible infection.​

Staff members who are in a high-risk group or require special arrangements should contact their immediate superior.

Students who are in a high-risk group or in need of spec​ial arrangements can contact the student adviser at their faculty.

See also: Advice and information for high-risk groups and next of kin