Linda
Vail,
Ingham
County
health
officer,
told
Bridge
Magazine
more cases will likely
be confirmed as testing
increases. She said public
companies
will
offer
testing at doctors’ offices
in
addition
to
tests
provided by the state.
As of Thursday, Ingham
County had seven tests:
two negative and five
pending.
Washtenaw
County
was
the
first
to
temporarily close schools
and transition to online
learning in light of the
illness.
The
Michigan
State
Senate approved a bill
authorizing up to $75
million for coronavirus
preparation
and
response,
$50
million
in federal funding in
addition to $10 million
in
state
revenue
for
monitoring,
testing,
tracing,
control
and
maintaining
necessary
state
functions.
The
state will also direct $15
million to a Coronavirus
Response Fund for future
use.
The Michigan Capitol
suspended
all
tours
and events through at
least May 1. However,
the Michigan House of
Representatives plans to
continue meeting in the
building and will adjust
protocols
to
increase
safety
measures.
This
includes allowing non-
essential or older staff
members to remain at
home
and
suspending
gatherings.
The
Michigan State Senate
will
meet
as
needed
beginning next week.
The
first
two
individuals
were
diagnosed
with
the
COVID-19
virus
in
Michigan late Tuesday
evening.
The
cases
include
an
Oakland
County woman with a
history of international
travel
and
a
Wayne
County
man
with
a
history
of
domestic
travel.
Michigan
Medicine
announced
Wednesday morning that
one of the two patients is
currently an inpatient at
Michigan Medicine.
The
University
of
Michigan
canceled
classes March 12 and 13
and students will move to
online classes beginning
March 16 until the end of
the semester.
Daily
News
Editor
Barbara Collins can be
reached at bcolli@umich.
edu.
Reporter
Remy
Farkas can be reached at
rsfarkas@umich.edu.

Schools will be open for a
half-day on Friday.
In
her
letter,
Swift
wrote the school system
will monitor the situation
throughout
the
closure.
She noted AAPS is taking
action in alignment with
the
Washtenaw
County
Health
Department,
the
City of Ann Arbor, the
Washtenaw
Intermediate
School
District,
other
area
Washtenaw
school
districts and the Michigan
Department of Education,
but it is a preventative, not
reactive, measure — there
is no currently known case
of COVID-19 in the school
system.
“These
are
sobering
days
for
all
of
us
in
confronting
the
COVID-
19 pandemic,” Swift wrote.
“We understand that this
situation is likely to impact
almost every aspect of our
lives, and we know we must
work together like never
before to help each other as

individuals, neighbors, and
as a community.”
The return date, April
6, is the Monday directly
following AAPS’s originally
scheduled,
week-long
spring break.
Swift
cited
the
need
to “flatten the curve” in
making their decision, a
term Michigan Medicine
has used to describe the
importance
of
taking
preventative action within
communities
to
avoid
having large numbers in
hospitals.
“During these upcoming
two
weeks
we
will
be
working
alongside
our
excellent
teachers,
staff,
and
administrators
to
ensure
learning
opportunities will continue
in the Ann Arbor Public
Schools,”
Swift
wrote.
“Like many other things in
our lives, this will look a
little different. These plans
are still developing, and
though they will not be the
same as what we enjoy now,
students in our classrooms
with our teachers, learning
will continue in the AAPS.”

She also noted the half-
day will be used for students
to
collect
books
and
personal items and connect
with teachers before the
extended
school
closure
begins. After-school care
and certain spring break
programs have also been
canceled.
Swift
said
they
will
continue to provide meals
for students who rely on
school meals to eat. Staff
will also be compensated
for this extended closure,
Swift said.
The
decision
followed
Saline
Area
Schools
announcing
Wednesday
that
it
will
close
its
school
system
until
April 6. According to a
letter
published
online,
Superintendent
Scot
Graden noted students will
not be required to complete
coursework remotely
“This is an unprecedented
emergency school closure
and a public health situation
that is rapidly evolving,”
Graden wrote.
In line with the AAPS
closure,
the
City
of

Ann
Arbor
announced
the
implementation
of
additional
precautions
beginning tomorrow until
April 5.
The Farmers Marker is
closing on March 14.
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An
email
sent
to
community
members
Thursday
evening
said
all city-permitted events
expecting
50
or
more
attendees
are
canceled,
and events with fewer than
50 attendees must address
proper
social
distancing
procedures. The Ann Arbor
Farmers Market will close
on March 14 and all parks
facilities have closed.
Hash Bash, an annual
marijuana-focused
event
held in the Diag in April,
has been postponed. The
student
group
usually
responsible for organizing
the event will not be able
to get a permit, as the
University of Michigan has
banned events with more
than 100 people.

City
Council
meetings
will continue to be held,
but the city encourages
the public to watch the live
stream meetings and use
comments if they would
like to comment on items on
the agenda.
In an interview with The
Daily, Ann Arbor Mayor
Christopher Taylor advised
Ann Arbor citizens and
University
of
Michigan
students to take precautions
to slow the spread of the
COVID-19 virus, such as
washing their hands and
practicing social distances.
“I
want
Ann
Arbor
residents
and
students
to both remain calm and
vigilant,” Taylor said. “It’s
important that people take
this seriously, that they take
personal responsibility for
their own personal hygiene
and hygiene as it applies to
others.”
Daily News Editor Barbara
Collins can be reached at
bcolli@umich.edu.
Daily
News Editor Alex Harring
can be reached at harring@
umich.edu.

“We realize that this may
be extremely disappointing
to you, but the University
is
committed
first
and
foremost to your health and
safety, and to ensuring the
academic quality of your
studies,” Reuter wrote. “Even
if your academic institution
continues to operate, you are
no longer eligible to continue
attending class on-site as an
enrolled student – you must
return to the United States.”
Reuter acknowledged the
stress some students may be
feeling about their academic
standing after having to
leave
their
classes
mid-
semester and assured the
recipients that everything
would be figured out after
they had returned safely to
the U.S.
“We
are
currently
working to bring home over
700 students due to the
suspension of UM study

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Michigan will cease all
athletic events — including
offseason
practices
and
spring recruiting — through
the remainder of the 2019-
20 academic year as part
of a Big Ten-wide decision.
The Wolverines will also
forbid
coaches
from
off-
campus
recruiting
and
hosting recruits on official
or unofficial campus visits
during the time period.
“Today,
we
took
the

unprecedented and proactive
decision
to
suspend
intercollegiate activities to
protect the health and well-
being of our student-athletes,
staff
and
community
members,” Michigan athletic
director Warde Manuel said
in a statement. “This decision,
reached in collaboration with
the Big Ten Conference and
campus leaders, was reached
after
thorough
discussion
and was necessary given
the magnitude of this global
issue.
“The
hard
work
and
dedication of our student-
athletes, coaches and staff

is a source of inspiration
for so many. So, too, will be
our response as we confront
the spread of this global
pandemic. On behalf of our
entire department, I thank
the
Big
Ten
Conference,
presidents
and
athletic
directors, our head coaches
and
community
partners
who have offered input and
unwavering support.”
For the Wolverines, the
cancellation brings an abrupt
end to a time of year brimming
with promise. During the
first few weeks of the spring
season, Michigan established
itself as a national contender

in baseball, softball, tennis
and gymnastics, among other
sports.
For
basketball
in
particular,
cancellations
snowballed quickly. Shortly
after the Big Ten cancelled its
men’s basketball tournament,
a mass cancellation of other
conference
tournaments
ensued. Among the leaders
of the movement was Duke
athletic
director
Kevin
White, who made waves by
suspending all Blue Devil
teams
from
competition
indefinitely. As the chair of
the NCAA Men’s Basketball
Committee, White’s decision

was
the
writing
on
the
wall
for
national-level
cancellations.
“Some things are bigger
than basketball,” Wolverines’
coach Juwan Howard said
in a statement. “This is a
global situation and we need
to make sure we follow the
guidance and direction of the
experts and health officials.
… We want everyone to stay
safe and take precautions to
protect yourselves and loved
ones.”
Reporter Daniel Dash can
be
reached
at
dashdan@
umich.edu.

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abroad
programs
around
the world,” Reuter wrote.
“While
we
understand
there are questions about
credit
transfer,
academics,
and many other important
issues, our priority at the
moment is to help support
our current students abroad
in their efforts to return
home as safely and quickly as
possible.”
LSA junior Sofia Spencer
is
studying
abroad
in
England and
said she will
be
heading
home as soon
as
possible
after
the
University
recalled
students
studying
abroad.
“I
am
angry,”
Spencer said.
“I am sad.
Michigan
isn’t helping
me
come
home.
Oxford was
going to let
me stay, but
Michigan
was
so
focused
on
image
that
they
are
forcing me to abandon my
chances and come back.”
She
said
while
the
University wasn’t covering
the cost of last-minute travel
arrangements, other students
in her program from Princeton
University did not have to pay
the fees themselves.
Engineering
sophomore
Mitchell Levi is studying
abroad in Australia through
International
Programs
in Engineering and is also
having difficulty with the
short notice.
“I found out we had to
leave when Schlissel emailed
the
whole
university
and
was very vague,” Levi said.
“IPE followed up a couple
hours later and said that it
did in fact apply to us and
that they would give us more
information in the next 24
hours.”
Levi said IPE told students
they had 10 days to leave or
they would be unenrolled for
the semester.
“I currently do not have
a
flight
back
yet,”
Levi

said. “My family is actually
supposed to be coming to visit
me this weekend and they are
supposed to be here until the
29th so they want me to stay
until then which is longer than
the 10 days given. I am still
waiting on more information
about how this will affect our
courses that we are halfway
through at University of New
South Wales. This has left
me very disappointed and

confused why we have to go
back when the situation is
better in Australia than it is
in the States.”
LSA junior Mark Castañeda
is studying abroad in New
Zealand. “I feel extremely
disrespected
individually
that the University is refusing
to take into account the
differences among individual
programs
and
making
widespread blanket policies.
The University is refusing
to cooperate with me and
my
fellow
students,
and
disregarding the autonomy
of the parent institution with
which I am studying abroad.
Furthermore the bureaucracy
and
lack
of
personalized
communication is insulting
and incredibly upsetting. My
own safety is actually being
put at stake as well as that
of my family by sending me
home without considering the
risks in the United States as
compared to the significantly
safer infrastructure in New
Zealand.”
On
Wednesday
night,

President
Donald
Trump
announced
restrictions
on
travel from most European
countries
for
non-U.S.
citizens. Additionally, most
of
Europe
joined
China,
Italy and Iran as a Level 3
destination
according
to
the CDC, banning all non-
essential travel.
In an email sent to students
currently studying abroad
in Europe on March 11 at

11:30 p.m. EST, Amy Conger,
University director of Global
Engagement, urged students
to make travel plans and
return to the United States as
fast as possible. Conger also
reassured them the travel
ban does not apply to legal
U.S. residents.
“We strongly encourage
those
affected
by
this
proclamation
to
change
your travel plans NOW and
book travel back to the U.S,”
Conger said. “Before the
proposed entry restrictions
take effect on Friday, March
13 @ midnight.”
In Germany, another of
the countries impacted by
Trump’s travel restrictions,
LSA junior Ben Solberg said
he is struggling to make do
with the few details provided
to him.
“It’s
frustrating
to
be
sent
home
with
limited
information
about
how
credits, payments and arrival
will work, but I know that
the steps being taken are an
attempt to slow the spread of

disease,” Solberg said.
LSA junior Marisa Garten
is in Barcelona but was
taking
classes
through
Cultural
Experiences
Abroad, a third-party study
abroad coordinator. She said
she found out she would have
to leave the country, not
because of the University’s
requirements, but because
of the European travel ban
announced by Trump early
Thursday morning.
“My
roommate
started
screaming
that
we
had
to
leave,”
Garten
said.
“Basically our friend had
called her and said that
the president is currently
closing the borders from
Europe in two days and we
all have to get out, so I ran to
my computer and my parents
called me the minute that it
happened. And I booked my
flight like 30 seconds after I
heard.”
Garten
said
she
paid
around $900 for her flight,
but some of her friends who
didn’t act as quickly to book
tickets out of the country
paid
several
thousand
dollars for theirs. She said
the situation has left her sad
and upset.
“Mostly
I
regret
not
traveling more, and I regret
postponing
some
of
the
things that I wanted to
go see because I thought
I would have more time,”
Garten said.
Once she flies back to
the U.S., Garten said she
will have to self-quarantine
at home in New York for
two weeks because Spain
is classified as a Level 3
country by the CDC.
“I’m gonna have to self-
quarantine working myself
for two weeks back at home
and everyone, all my friends
are back on campus, and all
my friends that I met here
don’t live anywhere really
around,” Garten said. “ … I’m
definitely upset and I regret
that I didn’t get things done
fast enough in terms of I didn’t
go enough places while I was
here. Also, because of all the
trips that I had planned, that
I’m not going to get my money
back for that … and that is
very frustrating.”
Managing
News
Editor
Leah Graham can be reached
at leahgra@umich.edu. Daily
News Editor Emma Stein can
be reached at enstein@umich.
edu.

“I feel extremely disrespected individually
that the University is refusing to take into
account the differences among individual
programs and making widespread blanket
policies. The University is refusing to
cooperate with me and my fellow students,
and disregarding the autonomy of the parent
institution with which I am studying abroad.
Furthermore the bureaucracy and lack of
personalized communication is insulting and
incredibly upsetting.”