On Wednesday 8th April, the German Chancellor and the Minister Presidents of the German federal states agreed on a continuation of the contact ban combined with initial steps to relax existing restrictions.
In light of this, we would like to inform you about our approach, as far as this is possible at the moment. The areas of studies and teaching, as well as research will be looked at separately.
On the whole, it remains our collective responsibility to keep contact with others to a minimum. The measures decided upon in mid-March (the suspension of on-site lectures, campus closures and a contact ban) have contributed significantly towards a marked slowing down of the rate at which the virus spreads. Nevertheless the number of daily new infections is currently around the same as the number of daily recoveries.
Any action taken in accordance with the following guidelines must be done so whilst continuing to adhere to the measures of keeping contact with others to a bare minimum; respecting social distancing if contact is unavoidable (minimum of 2 metres) and following hygiene rules. Within the narrow confines in which we are reopening the university buildings, we rely on everyone taking responsibility to only visit the university when necessary and to keep time spent there to an absolute minimum while respecting social distancing.
These rules apply until further notice. We continually adapt these measures to the regularly reviewed versions of the Corona VO and other framework regulations. At the same time, we involve the respective experts (safety specialists and medical officers) as well as the deans, and student and staff representatives. Please refer to the homepage (www.hs-heilbronn.de/corona and www.hs-heilbronn.de/notbetrieb) for further information.