Ten 
additional 
cases 
of 
the 
COVID-19 
virus 
have 
been diagnosed in Michigan, 
officials 
announced 
late 
Thursday 
evening, 
leading 
to 
adjustments 
in 
state 
operations. This brings the 
total 
number 
of 
patients 
diagnosed with the COVID-19 
virus to 12 in Michigan.
According to Local 4 News, 
the new cases include:
A 
Washtenaw 
County 
woman 
and 
a 
Washtenaw 
County man, one who has 
domestic travel history and 
one 
who 
has 
previously 
traveled internationally
Two Kent County women 
and one Kent County man 
with histories of international 
travel
A St. Clair County man with 
who has previously traveled 
domestically
Two Oakland County men, 
one 
with 
domestic 
travel 

history and one with no travel 
history
A Montcalm County man 
with 
international 
travel 
history
An Ingham County woman 
who has previously traveled on 
a cruise
As of 9:30 p.m. Thursday, the 
state of Michigan’s coronavirus 
website confirms there are 26 
COVID-19 tests pending and 
172 people are being monitored 
after 
traveling 
to 
areas 
affected by the virus. Another 
554 people have been referred 
for assessment or monitoring.
Lynn 
Sutfin, 
public 
information officer for the 
Michigan 
Department 
of 
Health and Human Services, 
told Bridge Magazine the cases 
were not immediately known 
to be connected and were not 
in the same county, one of 
which was confirmed to be in 
St. Clair County. She said as 
of last week the state had the 
capacity to test 300 people but 
said they can now test 1,300 
people.

INDIANAPOLIS 
— 
Unlike 
previous years, this March has 
been defined by the madness 
taking place off the hardwood.
Amid 
the 
global 
COVID-
19 pandemic, the 2020 NCAA 
Tournament has been cancelled, 
according to a release from the 

NCAA. All spring and winter 
competitions are cancelled as 
well.
“This decision is based on the 
evolving COVID-19 public health 
threat, our ability to ensure 
the events do not contribute to 
spread of the pandemic, and the 
impracticality of hosting such 
events at any time during this 
academic year given ongoing 

decisions 
by 
other 
entities,” 
NCAA President Mark Emmert 
said in a statement.
The 
decision 
comes 
mere 
hours after each major Division 
I conference pulled the plug on 
their conference tournaments. 
The Ivy League — which cancelled 
its conference tournament on 
Wednesday — was the first domino 
to fall, and the rest of the country 

followed suit shortly after.
Less than 20 minutes before 
the beginning of Thursday’s four-
game Big Ten Tournament slate, 
conference commissioner Kevin 
Warren called off the tournament. 
Michigan 
and 
Rutgers 
were 
finishing pregame warmups when 
he made the final call.

With 
concerns 
and 
precautions growing due to 
COVID-19, 
the 
world 
has 
had 
to 
adapt. 
Yesterday, 
the University of Michigan 
moved 
all 
classes 
online, 
cancelled major events, pulled 
all 
current 
study 
abroad 
programs, as well as those 
scheduled 
for 
spring 
and 
summer, and cancelled sports. 
While campus remains open, 
many students are heading 
home to be with family and 
take classes remotely.
And so The Michigan Daily 
has to adapt, too. Friday’s 

paper will be The Daily’s 
last edition in print for the 
2020 winter term. Because 
the vast majority of our print 
papers 
are 
distributed 
to 
classroom buildings, it doesn’t 
make sense financially or 
environmentally to print a 
daily paper that won’t get 
picked up.
But we’re still here. And 
we’re bringing you the news 
every hour, every day of 
the week. For the rest of 
the semester, our staff will 
continue working tirelessly 
to keep the University of 
Michigan 
and 
Ann 
Arbor 
communities informed. Here 
are the various ways to keep 

up with The Daily for the next 
six weeks. 
Check 
our 
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Additionally, if you find 
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It is our responsibility to 
bring you the content you 
need every day of the week, 
and 
nothing 
will 
change 
that. Every one of our staff 
members is dedicated to our 
mission. 
The Michigan Daily is here 
to listen, write and report as 
always.

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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ordered 
a shutdown of all K-12 schools 
in Michigan until April 5 in an 
attempt to slow the spread of the 
COVID-19 virus.
In a press release Thursday 
evening, Whitmer said the closure 
of all public, private and boarding 
schools is a necessary step to 
protect 
Michigan’s 
children, 
families and overall public health.
“I am working with partners 
across state government to ensure 
educators, parents, and students 
have the support they need during 
this time, and to ensure our children 
who rely on school for meals have 
access to food,” Whitmer said in 
the press release. “I know this will 
be a tough time, but we’re doing 
this to keep the most people we 
can safe. I urge everyone to make 
smart choices during this time and 
to do everything they can to protect 
themselves and their families.” 
Hours 
before 
Whitmer’s 
announcement, Ann Arbor Public 
Schools closed its schools through 
April 6 in response to COVID-
19, according to a letter from 
Superintendent Jeanice Swift 
published Thursday afternoon.

The University of Michigan 
is 
suspending 
all 
study 
abroad programs effective 
immediately and asking all 
students to return to the 
United States by March 20, 
according to an email from 
Rachel Reuter, Center for 
Global 
and 
Intercultural 
Study 
health 
and 
safety 
adviser, sent Thursday. 
University President Mark 
Schlissel released a statement 
Wednesday 
alerting 
the 
community 
about 
changes 
to University classes, events 
and 
protocol. 
Following 
that, in a series of emails 
sent over a period spanning 
less than 24 hours, CGIS 
students were informed that 
their programs were being 
canceled, they would need 
to self-quarantine for two 
weeks if they had been in any 
of the Centers for Disease 
Control 
and 
Prevention’s 
Level 3 countries and they 
would need to come home by 
next Friday.

‘U’ recalls 
students 
abroad to 
America

ADMINISTRATION

LEAH GRAHAM
& EMMA STEIN
Managing News Editor
& Daily News Editor

Letter From the Editor: Here’s 
how to keep up with The Daily

‘We’re still here . . . We’re bringing you the news every hour, every day of the week.’

GOVERNMENT

International programs 
mandate participants 
to return; all summer, 
spring courses terminated

Governor holds press 
conference to declare 
shutdown of all K-12 
educational buildings

ALEX HARRING
 & BARBARA COLLINS 
Daily News Editors 

See ABROAD, Page 3
See CITY, Page 3

Whitmer
closes all 
schools in 
Michigan

ELIZABETH LAWRENCE
Editor-in-Chief

Michigan confirms additional 
diagnoses with others pending

10 new cases of 
 
COVID-19 found 
in state, brings 
total to 12 in MI

See NCAA, Page 3

NCAA orders cancellation of all 
competitions due to coronavirus

Athletic events called off to limit spread of global pandemic

MILES MACKLIN/Daily
Amid the global COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 NCAA Tournament has been cancelled, according to a release from the NCAA.

BARBARA COLLINS 
& REMY FARKAS 
Daily News Editor 
& Daily Staff Reporter

See COVID-19, Page 3

DESIGN BY MOLLY WU

DANIEL DASH 
Daily Sports Writer

