Annie Fitzpatrick, The Daily Iowan
An outbreak of the coronavirus in China has prompted University of Iowa officials to suspend university-sponsored international programs involving travel to and from China for this semester, with the status of summer programs up in the air.
Dean of International Programs Russell Ganim told *The Daily Iowan* Wednesday that world health crises affect the work the International Programs Office in a major way. Monitoring the spread of the coronavirus — the first case was confirmed in the United States in mid-January — ultimately led to the decision to halt UI programs abroad.
“The fact is, with respect to the coronavirus, we have canceled all programming in China,” he said.