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Dear all,
since last Friday, when the Recommendations by German BioImaging were
discussed within workshop participants, the situation has changed, at
least in Germany. Schools and kindergardens are closed, and also many
universities and research institutes.
A discussion within the German BioImaging community took place since the
publication of the recommendations yesterday, and resulted in revised
recommendations and the following preamble to the document:
"Core facilities are shared scientific infrastructures. Users come from
different departments or institutions to operate the same equipment and
take advantage of scientific services provided by a limited number of
facility staff. In this setting, transmission of the SARS-CoV- 2 virus
between individuals or from contaminated surfaces is facilitated.
Therefore, core facilities deserve special attention from the research
institutions ́ higher management. As a group of experienced core
facility leaders, we strongly recommend ceasing all operations in core
facilities, with highest priority to those requiring personal
interaction, and urge our colleagues to convince their institutions to
follow this advice. Closure of the facility is the only measure that
ensures users and staff safety. Even in regions with a low number of
known infections, the time to act is now.
The guidelines described below should help imaging core managers to
protect themselves and their users a) if running the facility is made
mandatory despite the current emergency, and b) for resuming operations
in a post peak situation as safely as possible."
Please find the revised document here:
https://www.gerbi-gmb.de/CoronaBest wishes
Nadine
Am 17.03.20 um 17:08 schrieb Nadine Utz:
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> Dear all,
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> Core Facility Managers, who attended the "Trends in Microscopy - German
> BioImaging Spring School" last week, held last Friday a spontaneous
> workshop to discuss precautions of imaging core facilities to prevent
> COVID19 infection of staff and users. The outcome of this workshop has
> been summarized in recommendations by German BioImaging. I could not
> include an attachment to this email and therefor uploaded the document
> to this web site:
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https://www.gerbi-gmb.de/Corona>
> I would like to express my sincere thanks to the participants of the
> workshop:
>
> Steffen Dietzel, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
> Hans Fried, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) in Bonn
> Angela Naumann, University of Freiburg
> Roland Nitschke, University of Freiburg
> Pawel Pasierbeck, IMBA Institute of Molecular Biotechnology in Vienna
> Britta Schroth-Diez, MPI of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics
> Martin Stoeckl, University of Konstanz
> Stefan Terjung, European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Heidelberg
> Roland Thuenauer, Centre for Structural Systems Biology in Hamburg
> Silke Tulok, Technical University of Dresden
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> Workshop discussions were mainly based on:
> - this confocal mailing list discussion
> - recommendations by the World Health Organization
> - recommendations by the Robert Koch Institute (German federal
> government agency and research institute responsible for disease control
> and prevention)
>
> Best wishes
> Nadine
>
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Dr. Nadine Utz
Managing Director
German BioImaging - Gesellschaft für Mikroskopie und Bildanalyse e.V.
German BioImaging - Society for Microscopy and Image Analysis c/o University of Konstanz
Box 604
78457 Konstanz, Germany
Phone +49 7531 885337
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