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CORONAVIRUS

CW / Grace Schepis

Mayor ensures city preparedness amid worldwide coronavirus outbreak

Grace Schepis | @GraceSchepisCW, Staff Reporter March 5, 2020
Despite no known cases in Alabama, Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox, fire rescue chief Randy Smith and Tuscaloosa City Schools superintendent Mike Daria addressed the media this morning on Tuscaloosa’s state of preparedness in the case that the virus did make its way to the city.
CW / Keely Brewer

As coronavirus saturates media, UA responds

Tucker Legerski | @TuckerLegerski, Contributing Writer March 5, 2020
The University of Alabama, like all institutes of higher education, is preparing for the unknown development of the coronavirus as time goes on. 
Breaking News

UA cancels all international travel scheduled for March

Rebecca Griesbach | @rebach97, News Editor March 4, 2020

An email sent at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, March 4 announced that the University would be cancelling all UA-sponsored international travel set to occur this month. Below is the full statement. Students,...

More than 14,000 cases of the coronavirus have been reported, with only about 150 occurring outside of China. Photo courtesy of the CDC

Chinese students discuss coronavirus’ impact

Andrew Littlejohn | @Andrewlittlej19, Contributing Writer February 3, 2020

Jiaxuan Zhang, a junior majoring in creative media and communication studies, is an international student from China. He hails from Yan'an, a city in the province of Shaanxi with a population of about...