Dear ETH Members,
Today the Swiss Federal Government has declared a national state of emergency due to the coronavirus epidemic. New measures will enter into force starting today at midnight. The population is being called upon to minimise human contact. ETH Zurich is doing everything in its power and is therefore adapting its measures. Starting immediately and for the time being effective until the end of May, all research and administrative activities must be carried out with as little human contact as possible. This is in addition to the suspension of classroom teaching that is already in place. Concretely, this means that until further notice, all ETH members may only be present at ETH Zurich if their physical presence is absolutely necessary. Everyone else must work from home starting immediately.
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As I wrote last Friday, we are all currently facing an immense and unprecedented challenge. We will all need to get used to this new way of working together, which will be a learning experience. I ask you to support each other in the challenging times that lie ahead, and I also ask for your patience if not everything runs smoothly at first.
However, I am confident that we can successfully get through this situation together. The most important priority at the moment is for us to act consistently and decisively when it comes to your health, the health of those around you and the health of the general population. I have already seen that everyone throughout ETH Zurich is working with great dedication to overcome this crisis. For this I would like to offer my sincere thanks. Due to the current situation, we will only hold one employee town hall meeting, which we will move up to Wednesday, 18 March, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the latest. We will provide you with more detailed information tomorrow.
Stay healthy.
Joël Mesot
President of ETH Zurich
16/03/2020
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