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April 30 COVID-19 Advisory

30 April, 2020

KAUST cases

The total number of cases of COVID-19 identified at KAUST remains at 14. Thirteen of the positive cases have been discharged upon completion of the MOH testing requirements. We are keeping in touch with all of our cases and monitoring their progress. We wish each of these community members well.

Emotional Support Helpline

Our team of qualified professionals are here to help.

Call the Emotional Support Helpline at +966 54 470 0804

Support is available in Arabic and English between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Sunday to Thursday. Out of hours support is also available.  

Resources and support

A wide variety of free resources and support are available, including:
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Health, wellness and counseling services for graduate students
  • KAUST Health psychological and psychiatric services
  • Support for young people
  • Virtual health and wellness sessions
  • 1:1 health coaching
  • Individual, couple and family counseling
  • Online community activities via the Virtual Community Hub
To learn more about the health and wellness resources available to you, call +966 54 470 0804 or visit the COVID-19 wellness information page to review a complete list of options.

Health and Wellbeing Community Survey - Update


The Health and Wellbeing Group would like to thank all community members who recently completed our Health and Wellbeing Community survey. Your opinions and ideas are important to us and we will be communicating outputs from the survey shortly.