Last updated on 04/07/2020
$106K strategic spokesperson Kay Jarvis responds, presumably from a safely quarantined location:
“All contractors currently working on projects at the UO have been directed to follow all federal, state and local requirements and guidelines with regards to COVID-19. That includes guidelines on social distancing, additional hand-washing stations, and disinfecting of surfaces and objects,” said UO spokeswoman Kay Jarvis in a statement. “The university continues to monitor the situation closely, and any decision to suspend work on projects will be made in consultation with contractors and state and local health authorities.”
Meanwhile the French have suspended the restoration of Notre Dame over concerns that workers might expose each other to COVID-19. But in Oregon Knight’s ego trumps everything.