Outbreak – Temple Update

City Showing Concern for Temple COVID-19 Outbreak

Tue, 01 Sep 2020 19:42:37 +0000

The City of Philadelphia is showing increasing concern towards the outbreak of COVID-19 cases at Temple University during the city’s virtual COVID-19 response briefing, Tuesday. Philadelphia Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley urges students to follow social distancing guidelines and stay indoors. Case counts are rising rapidly and there is “substantial risk” that the virus can spread into…

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Coronavirus Declared ‘Public Health Emergency’, Temple Affiliated Travel to China Suspended

Thu, 30 Jan 2020 20:39:39 +0000

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the coronavirus outbreak a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern” on Thursday. Additionally, late Thursday night, the US State Department issued a Level 4: Do Not Travel advisory for the country of China in response to the WHO declaration. According to the WHO, there are more than 7,000 confirmed cases and more than 150 deaths as a…

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Temple Health Services Releases End-of-Semester Update on Mumps

Fri, 03 May 2019 17:09:14 +0000

TUHS has delivered another update on the status of the mumps outbreak, now believed to be on the decline. The update is as follows below.

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TUHS Reports that Mumps Cases are on the Decline

Tue, 16 Apr 2019 18:07:44 +0000

TUHS has reported that the Mumps outbreak on campus is now reportedly contained. As of today there are fewer than 10 active cases of the virus, and TUHS believes that the vaccination effort along with quarantines have been effective in halting the spread. The official report from TUHS can be found below.

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Penn Hospital Confirms Suspected Patient Does not Have Ebola

Thu, 07 Feb 2019 14:25:06 +0000

Concerns arose Wednesday when University of Pennsylvania Hospital officials reported that a patient was being treated for possible Ebola virus infection. After testing through yesterday, however, the hospital and PA Health Department officials have cleared the patient of any risk of infection. Ebola, a deadly virus currently still causing havoc in many smaller African nations…

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