The closure of the American University and the declaration of a state of emergency

Leave for all students and university workers

Monday, June 8, 2009 - 15:36

American University, declared a state of extreme emergency

Written by Amira Abdel-Salam, Hatem Salem

h1n1. The American University in case of extreme emergency in all headquarters in Cairo, after confirmation of the injury, asking U.S. swine flu h1n1.

The sources from within the university, it has given leave for all students and university workers until June 14 of this in addition to expanding the masks for all students and employees
The faculty for wearing during the presence at the university and this applies to all of the editing and the headquarters of the League's headquarters on Fifth Avenue, in addition to the isolation of the apartment block for students who Zamalek for a period of 24 hours to be at the disposal of the Ministry of Health for examination and analysis of samples of all those in it.

The management decided the American University in Cairo to stop the study in all faculties complex in Cairo, the new new, with a resume on June 14 next. The university announced in a statement Monday that the decision to stop the study is based on the recommendation of the Egyptian Ministry of Health has advised that the adoption of this procedure in order to prevent the transmission of the virus within the university where he taught nearly 4500 students, including a large number of holders of American citizenship.

The university said in a statement that the Egyptian Ministry of Health announced on Monday evening on the results of which would take samples from workers and college students living housing, Zamalek, pointing out that the Department of American University, working side by side with the Egyptian Ministry of Health is to position the "wisdom".

The statement also says that the university is developing the plans necessary to provide the academic requirements, according to the school, without affecting the appearance of this virus, swine flu, and the university administration will announce new information about the disease as soon as they occur.

However, the statement stressed that the annual graduation ceremony for the summer of 2009 will be postponed and will be held on schedule on 16 and 18 June as scheduled before.