THE University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman, including the UP Integrated School, will shift to online classes beginning March 16 because of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) outbreak. “This has been decided on after the meeting by the Office of the Chancellor Executive Staff and members of the UP [Diliman] Covid-19 Task Force today, March 12, 2020,” the university said in its website on Thursday. The state university will also transition to “minimal workforce” in all units beginning March 16. On Tuesday, UP announced it would implement protocols after two of its faculty were declared patients under investigation (PUIs). The UP Health Service (UPHS), a primary hospital on campus, confirmed that two patients had submitted themselves for possible Covid-19 infection after attending an academic conference in Japan.

Source: Manila Times March 12, 2020 16:41 UTC