The Monash vice-chancellor revealed on Sunday that a male, part-time university employee is among the confirmed cases and 'to the best of our knowledge he is fine'.
A Monash University staff member is among the confirmed coronavirus cases in Australia, the university's vice-chancellor revealed on Sunday.and instructed students not to come on campus until mid-March, vice-chancellor Margaret Gardner confirmed a male, part-time Monash employee had been diagnosed with the new coronavirus.
The Group of Eight, which represents Australia's leading research universities, said in a statement on Sunday that it understood the government's ban but "we also regret the effect this virus outbreak is having on one of the world's leading university systems". However, Ms Gardner insisted the shortening "doesn't delay any other part of what students do, it doesn't delay their progression at all".
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