Last Updated: April 10, 2020

UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE WORK FROM HOME IS REQUIRED AT THE INSTITUTE

AT THIS TIME ONLY EMERGENCY WORK IS GOING ON AT THE INSTITUTE, AND TO A LIMITED EXTENT.
 

Emergency work includes:

- urgent maintenance of equipment,

- COVID-19 disease research, allowing the use of exclusively non-infectious material,

- urgent work on industrial projects,

- emergency work for the pharmaceutical industry.
 

Depending on the course of the epidemic, as well as the recommendations and instructions of the competent institutions, we will gradually release restrictions on the work at the Institute.

Employees will be informed of any changes in a timely manner.

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In accordance with the recommendations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia and the National Institute of Public Health of the Republic of Slovenia, employees at the Chemical Institute were given instructions for handling the spread of the new coronavirus SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19).

Instructions that employees access on the institute's intranet are kept up to date.

When preventing infection with the new SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, it is recommended that employees take the following daily preventative measures:

• washing hands regularly and thoroughly
• disinfecting hands with disinfectants placed around the institute
• adequate cough hygiene
• general use of protective masks at the Institute of Chemistry is not required
• being careful not to touch the eyes, nose and mouth
• regular ventilation of offices and laboratories
• avoiding public transportation
• cancellation of all events at the institute scheduled for March
• limiting organization and attendance at meetings with more participants
• ban on all business trips to deprived areas and travel to other countries if the point of departure is in deprived areas
• if we get sick, it is mandatory to stay home
• in the event of an employee being infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, they must notify the competent person as soon as possible.

For more information please contact:

andreja.drolc [at] ki.si
natasa.jager.radin [at] ki.si
 
You can monitor the number of infected persons on the following links:

European Center for Disease Prevention and Control
www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/cases-2019-ncov-eueea

Worldometer
www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/