Updated 2022 Apr 28th.
CHANGES TO THIS POLICY IN APRIL 2022
LINKS TO OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT POLICIES
For reference, the following two links give updated status of government rules from the Canarian and Spanish Governments, which the Isaac Newton Group follows to a large extent:
COVID-19 REGULATIONS FOR ASTRONOMERS AND CONTRACTORS VISITING THE ING
The Isaac Newton Group (ING) have maintained effective level of operation and development activities since late spring 2020. We maintain our focus and highest priority on the safety and well-being of staff, which can be effectively protected in the relative isolation of the observatory. We ask all prospective visiting astronomers and external contractors planning a visit to ING facilities to follow the guidelines given here (we remind visiting astronomers that it is necessary to follow the procedure described at our planning web pages, and in particular, to submit the ING bookings form in advance of the observations):
Visitors (regardless origin): The requirements for accessing to ING facilities are the following:
We realise these measures are cumbersome. But they will go a long way toward preserving the safety of the observatory environment. We do thank in advance all prospective visitors for your patience.
Residencia services
Those visitors planning to use services at the ORM Residencia should additionally check Residencia COVID-19 information at
https://www.iac.es/en/observatorios-de-canarias/roque-de-los-muchachos-observatory/services (English)
https://www.iac.es/es/observatorios-de-canarias/observatorio-del-roque-de-los-muchachos/servicios (Spanish)
After your visit
In the event that you test positive for COVID-19 in the two weeks after you left ING, we kindly ask you to notify ING Administration, to allow us to carry out appropriate tracing.
Forms (Docs need to be downloaded for properly open).
Declaration of Responsibility COVID 19 (English)
Declaración Responsable COVID 19 (Español)