Universities Cancel Study-Abroad Programs Amid Virus Fears

Universities Cancel Study-Abroad Programs Amid Virus Fears
Students walk on the Northeastern University campus in Boston. U.S. on Jan. 31, 2019. As concerns about China's virus outbreak spread, universities all over the world are scrambling to assess the risks to their programs. Rodrique Ngowi/AP
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As concerns about China’s virus outbreak spread, universities are scrambling to assess the risks to their programs, and some are canceling study-abroad opportunities and prohibiting travel affecting hundreds of thousands of students.

From Europe to Australia and the United States, universities in countries that host Chinese students have reconsidered academic-related travel to and from China.