Pop-up seminar: Coronavirus

Full panel

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The full panel listens to an audience question with an image of the current tally of confirmed cases of coronavirus on the screen behind them.

St. Cloud State University faculty and Stearns County Public Health staff teamed up on a pop-up seminar Thursday, Feb. 6. The topic: coronavirus.

Panelists included:

Professor HungChih “Alvin” Yu, East Asia Studies/Geography, Moderator
Professor Giovanni Antunez, Community Health/Kinesiology
Professor Mikhail “Misha” Blinnikov, Biogeography
Dr. Brent Nielsen, SCSU Medical Director
Ms. Sally Sands, Stearns County Public Health Coordinator with a focus on emergency preparedness
Ms. Jill Ruder, Stearns County Public Health Nurse with a focus on infectious disease

The seminar explored how the coronavirus is impacting the economy, travel industry, and public health around the world.

St. Cloud State University is closely monitoring the recent outbreak of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in China.

The University will continue to monitor that level of risk. St. Cloud State University Medical Clinic is available to answer any questions from students who are concerned about recent travel from that region at 320-308-3193.