From: Claudio Stasolla Sent: May 25, 2021 1:03 PM To: Bev Godard Bev.Godard@umanitoba.ca Cc: Justice Zhanda Justice.Zhanda@umanitoba.ca Subject: URGENT NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION - Closure of the Carman Research Farm ________________________________ From: Dean Agriculture agdean@umanitoba.ca Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2021 1:01 PM To: Robert Currie Rob.Currie@umanitoba.ca; Paul Bullock Paul.Bullock@umanitoba.ca; Francis Zvomuya Francis.Zvomuya@umanitoba.ca; Joyce Slater Joyce.Slater@umanitoba.ca; Martin Nyachoti Martin.Nyachoti@umanitoba.ca; Kim Ominski Kim.Ominski@umanitoba.ca; Claudio Stasolla Claudio.Stasolla@umanitoba.ca; Doug Cattani Doug.Cattani@umanitoba.ca; Nazim Cicek Nazim.Cicek@umanitoba.ca; Derek Brewin Derek.Brewin@umanitoba.ca Cc: Jason Bourcier Jason.Bourcier@umanitoba.ca; Justice Zhanda Justice.Zhanda@umanitoba.ca; Agriculture Graduate Academic AgricultureGraduateAcademic@umanitoba.ca; Research Agriculture agresearch@umanitoba.ca; Michele Rogalsky Michele.Rogalsky@umanitoba.ca; Dean Agriculture agdean@umanitoba.ca; Mya Kraft Mya.Kraft@umanitoba.ca; Bev Godard Bev.Godard@umanitoba.ca; Karen Meelker Karen.Meelker@umanitoba.ca; Harminder Dhanjal H.Dhanjal@umanitoba.ca Subject: URGENT NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION - Re Carman Research Farm
Department Heads
Please distribute this message to all affected individuals (faculty, staff and students).
I have been made aware of a second positive COVID-19 case of a second individual who has attended the Ian M. Morrison Research Farm in Carman in the past week.
Public Health leads all investigations into positive cases and identifies close contacts. As this work isn't complete, we do not currently have a full understanding of the number of individuals who may be considered close contacts and must isolate.
I am therefore making the decision that as of Tuesday May 25, 23:59, the Ian M. Morrison Research Farm at Carman will be closed until at least Sunday May 30.
I recognize that this will cause real hardship to researchers and to graduate students at a critical time in the agricultural research cycle, and so I do not make this decision easily. However, the health and wellbeing of staff and students must be prioritized.
Anyone (faculty, staff or student) who has been at the Ian M. Morrison Research Farm at Carman since May 10 must work remotely from home until Monday May 31 and monitor assiduously for symptoms of COVID-19 (https://www.gov.mb.ca/asset_library/en/coronavirus/covid19_screening_checkli...). It is important that any potential for spread of the virus is not merely shifted to a Fort Garry lab or to the Point. Therefore, stay home and self-monitor.
I thank you for your understanding on this matter.
Martin
Martin Scanlon, C&G, PhD
Dean, Faculty of Agricultural & Food Sciences
University of Manitoba
Ph: 204 474-9380