Southeastern Conference commissioner Greg Sankey announced today that beginning Thursday, March 12 and continuing until at least Monday, Mar. 30, regular season competition for teams in all sports on SEC campuses, as well SEC championship events, will be immediately suspended. The first event affected by this will be the SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament in Nashville, which will be cancelled.
NCAA Championship participation will be determined by NCAA authority.
The University of Florida<http://www.ufl.edu/health-updates/march-11-update/> announced it will move classes online by Monday, March 16, and classes will remain online until at least March 30. Student athletes and other students that remain on campus will continue to have access to Gator Dining, health facilities and other support services. The campus will remain open and fully operational.
The Gators Ticket Office will automatically refund all ticket purchases for events scheduled to take place from March 13 to March 30. Refunds will be processed back to the form of payment used for the original purchase. All purchasers will be contacted once the refund is processed.
The Florida athletic teams will be permitted to hold practices and team activities, but will not travel or participate in competition.
The football team, which begins spring practice on March 16 will close practices to the public.
In addition, Dan Mullen’s public speaking tour in March will not be held at this time.
For more information about the coronavirus, prevention, symptoms, etc., please visit https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.cdc.gov&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=ls5ADk5eyW3feqrGhaqX8BX6pTi8l7qwL7X7eRI3P2k&s=-5CWBFfyaXcG7zcMBNwOMNS85Umh5TKOPoT50SsfpzU&e= <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.cdc.gov_&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=ls5ADk5eyW3feqrGhaqX8BX6pTi8l7qwL7X7eRI3P2k&s=ZpqSBPxcAB-OE4A9odVRi8aK6v6e5xXjzCH4AIlWwpY&e= > as a helpful resource.
Coronavirus – Travelers Health Information
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Resources
* For more information about the coronavirus, prevention, symptoms, etc., please visit the Centers for Disease Control’s website<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.cdc.gov_coronavirus_2019-2Dncov_index.html&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=ls5ADk5eyW3feqrGhaqX8BX6pTi8l7qwL7X7eRI3P2k&s=4hhBw2cy-uWUw4GICg5hwZHoE8EdAD074BRiiMBxTpk&e= > as a helpful resource.
* Prevention tips can be found on the CDC’s COVID-19 information website<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.cdc.gov_coronavirus_2019-2Dncov_about_prevention-2Dtreatment.html&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=ls5ADk5eyW3feqrGhaqX8BX6pTi8l7qwL7X7eRI3P2k&s=9r4R9tYzfc-IEDcB135Ld-9ZQCgRpYPi-Zv5sN97cRQ&e= >.
* The Florida Department of Health<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.floridahealth.gov_diseases-2Dand-2Dconditions_COVID-2D19_index.html&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=ls5ADk5eyW3feqrGhaqX8BX6pTi8l7qwL7X7eRI3P2k&s=TkpZWwT1PKksMM8CPu3sk1GVEHtKOA_fIWdYXZFanIw&e= > also has resources and updates about COVID-19 monitoring in the state.
* The U.S. Department of State shares updates on travel advisories regarding COVID-19 on its website<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__travel.state.gov_content_travel_en_traveladvisories_ea_novel-2Dcoronavirus-2Dhubei-2Dprovince-2D-2Dchina.html&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=ls5ADk5eyW3feqrGhaqX8BX6pTi8l7qwL7X7eRI3P2k&s=NBPRiqKBFL4x_swnkeOegXbFKJvoiQ9HJjTXdJOT5eo&e= >.
* The University of Florida website<http://www.ufl.edu/health-updates/> is providing updates and FAQs.
* Alachua County Health Department’s Epidemiology Department<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__alachua.floridahealth.gov_programs-2Dand-2Dservices_infectious-2Ddisease-2Dservices_epidemiology_index.html&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=ls5ADk5eyW3feqrGhaqX8BX6pTi8l7qwL7X7eRI3P2k&s=Z0FIqHRyufP6zTl3QRJLufn02t05tiXO0zjStZ-wWeM&e= > at (352) 225-4181.
