Maryland Universities Cancel Study Abroad Programs Amid Coronavirus Concerns
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PROMPTING MARYLAND COLLEGES TOTAKE ACTION.
THEY'RE CANCELINGSTUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS ANDORDERING STUDENTS TO RETURNHOME.
THE ORDER IMPACTS ATLEAST 9 TOWSON UNIVERSITYSTUDENTS STUDYING IN ITALY.WMAR 2 NEWS REPORTER DAVEDETLING IS LIVE ON CAMPUS.DAVE━ DO WE KNOW IF ANY OFTHESE STUDENTS BEEN EXPOSED TOTHE VIRUS?MALLORY━ THE ADMINISTRATIONSAY NO STUDENT HAS BEENINFECTED.
THIS MOVE TO PULLTHEM BACK IS ALL OUT OFPRECAUTION.
ON TOP OF THATTHEY WON'T BE RETURNING TOCAMPUS━ BUT INSTEAL WILLHAVE TO SELF QUARANTINE━WHICH HAS SOME STUDENTS ANDFAMILIES TALKING.21:22:2 "I wash my hands.
Icover my mouth." TOWSONUNIVERSITY WOMANPLAYER SIANNI{SE━O━KNE}WARD SAYS SHE TAKES HER HEALTHSERIOUSLY.
21:22:36 "I makesure to keep myself clean.
Ihaventime." AND SIANNI HOPES TOSTAY THAT WAY.
WMAR 2 NEWSCAUGHT UP WITH THE STUDENTATHLETE AND OTHERS AHEAD OFTHEIR WORKOUT AT BURDICK HALL.WE TALKED ABOUT THE CONCERN OFCORONAVIRUS VIRUS AND ITPOTENTIAL FOR REACHING CAMPUS.21:21:3━40 "The fact thatcorona is big and scary rightnow&I guess now it opens myeyes." 21:27:3━36 "Generallynot super concerned rightnow." STUDENTS SAY THEYAWARE OF POTENTIAL DANGERS BUTKNOW THE ADMINISTRATION HASTHEIR BACK WHEN IT COMES TOHEALTH.
WHILE THERECONFIRMED CORONA CASES ONCAMPUSÃTOWSON CONTINUES TOTAKE PRECAUTION.
WITH CONCERNSOVERSEAS━ THE UNIVERSITYHAS ORDERED THE RETURN OF 9STUDENTS STUDYING ABROAD INITALY.
STUDENTS, FACULTY ANDSTAFF WILL FLY BACK TO THE ━SIMMEDIATELY COLLEGEADMINISTRATIONS SAID THOSEFLYING BACK WONCAMPUS━ BUT WILL SELFQUARANTINE AS RECOMMENDED BYHEALTH ORGANIZATIONS.
THEUNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND HASALSO SUSPENDED ITEDUCATION ABROAD PROGRAM ASWELL.
THE MOVE COMES AS THEC━━C MOVED THE COUNTRY FROMALERT LEVEL 2 TO WARNING LEVEL3.
COLLEGE STUDENTS WE SPOKETO SAY THEY FEEL FOR THEIRCLASSMATES.
21:24:2━31 "Theygotta be safe out there.
Theirsafety is really important."21:27:5━21:27:57 "Theymissing a great opportunitybut I think in the long runitback.
Itthan sorry." 21:21:5━21:22:07SIANNI: Itmean, Towson has to take everysafety precaution that theycan.AND THAT QUESTION IS VEREAL.
UNIVERSITIES SAY THEYCONTINUE TO FOLLOW THE SAFETYPROTOCOLS IN PLACE━ THATINCLUDES HEAVY DISINFECTION ASWELL AS STAYING IN TOUCH WITHHEALTH ORGANIZATIONS.
AS FORTHE STUDENTS IMPACTED━ I'MTOLD━ THEY'LL BE TAKINGONLINE COURSES FOR THEPROGRAMS