COVID-19: a game-changer for higher education environment at Coimbra Health School

Abstract

Our paper is an overview of the measures implemented at Coimbra Health School (CHS) to restraint the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). CHS is a public higher education institution in Portugal with 1300 students and 200 employees, devoted to teaching in the area of Health Sciences and Technologies. Hereby we summarize the public health actions at higher education, measures taken to prevent the harmful effects of the pandemic and following implications.