COVID-19 Information and Response

This site provides information and guidance to CfA staff regarding the COVID-19 outbreak as it relates to the ongoing work of the Observatory.

CfA-Specific Policy

• SAO Phase 1 and Phase 2 Reopening Covid-19 Safety Training - 02/07/2022 (pptx)
• Proper Use of a Face Mask (YouTube)
• How to Remove PPE (YouTube)
• Access Procedures for SAO/CfA Buildings (60 Garden, 160 Concord, CDP)
• Updates to Wayside (8/12/20)
• Updates to 60 Garden St. (7/27/20)
• Updates to Cambridge Discovery Park (7/27/20)
• Phase 2 Reopening Plan
• Phase 1 Reopening Plan
• Ad hoc Building Access Policy
• Director's Office Messages

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Regarding CfA Response

Harvard Policy

• Harvard University
• Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Smithsonian Policy

• Reopening the Smithsonian (Note: SI credentials required to view.)
• SI Update on Reopening Plans - May 28, 2020 (Note: SI credentials required to view.)
• Smithsonian Emergency Assistance Fund
• Guidance for High Risk Employees - March 25, 2020
• SI COVID-19 Prism (Note: SI credentials required to view.)
• SI Travel Policy (Note: SI credentials required to view.)
• SAO HR Guidance
• SAO Telework
• SAO Travel Policy

Best Practices

• Cleaning Preparations for CfA Facilities
• Cloth Face Covering
• CDC Coronavirus
• MIT

Useful Links

• CDC Travel Guidelines
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for National Science Foundation (NSF) Proposers and Awardees