User operation at PETRA III and FLASH suspended

The DESY site in Hamburg will remain open

DESY

As a measure against a further spread of the novel corona virus, user operation at PETRA III and FLASH has been suspended until further notice. The particle accelerators and other facilities have been put into a "safe mode". However, the X-ray source PETRA III remains in standby mode and will only be powered up for COVID-19-relevant measurements. DESY has set up a 'Fast track access' mode for corresponding corona research projects and cooperates with the infection research institutes of the Centre for Structural Systems Biology (CSSB) on the campus as well.

The site in Hamburg will remain open for the time being.  To reduce their presence on campus to the required minimum, DESY employees will work from home offices as far as possible.

Latest information on the current status at DESY is available online.