{"id":1046,"date":"2020-03-06T22:25:14","date_gmt":"2020-03-06T22:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/2020\/03\/06\/202036ewhy4gj0cxqpxp3ryazklqpaybsjgw\/"},"modified":"2020-09-05T19:18:57","modified_gmt":"2020-09-05T19:18:57","slug":"202036ewhy4gj0cxqpxp3ryazklqpaybsjgw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/2020\/03\/06\/202036ewhy4gj0cxqpxp3ryazklqpaybsjgw\/","title":{"rendered":"QU monitoring coronavirus for future study abroad programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div\n        class=\"\n          image-block-outer-wrapper\n          layout-caption-below\n          design-layout-inline\n          combination-animation-none\n          individual-animation-none\n          individual-text-animation-none\n        \"\n        data-test=\"image-block-inline-outer-wrapper\"\n    ><\/p>\n<figure\n            class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"\n            style=\"max-width:800.0px;\"\n        ><\/p>\n<div\n              \n                style=\"padding-bottom:250.0%;\"\n              \n              class=\"\n                image-block-wrapper\n                \n          \n        \n                has-aspect-ratio\n              \"\n              data-animation-role=\"image\"\n              \n  \n\n          ><br \/>\n            <noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Image-from-iOS.jpg\" alt=\"The current statistics of coronavirus in the United States. Courtesy: Pat Hickey\" \/><\/noscript><img class=\"thumb-image\" data-src=\"http:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Image-from-iOS.jpg\" data-image=\"http:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Image-from-iOS.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"800x2000\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"The current statistics of coronavirus in the United States. Courtesy: Pat Hickey\" data-load=\"false\" data-image-id=\"5e62cd56ff7c1272cb0e18ff\" data-type=\"image\" \/>\n          <\/div><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-caption\">\n<p class=\"\">The current statistics of coronavirus in the United States. Courtesy: Pat Hickey<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Quinnipiac students received an email late Monday on how the university is handling the coronavirus outbreak.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Students studying in Italy were forced to return home, as the partner institutions have suspended the programs. They\u2019re required to stay in their home for a minimum of 14 days to prevent spreading the virus.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u201cOur partner institutions in Italy have suspended their programs and\/or are offering the remainder of their coursework online,\u201d Interim Provost and Executive Vice President Jennifer Brown said. \u201cAs a result, students studying in Italy are returning to the United States and are required to return home, not to campus, and remain at home for a minimum of 14 days as a self-quarantine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) issued a&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/wwwnc.cdc.gov\/travel\/destinations\/traveler\/none\/italy#_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration:underline\">\u201cLevel 3\u201d advisory<\/span><\/a> recommending that people avoid all nonessential travel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Other universities including Fairfield University, Sacred Heart University and the University of New Haven have pulled their students out of study abroad programs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Quinnipiac, however, is not making any changes to other study abroad programs scheduled for later this year. Quinnipiac junior Ryan Breitzka has already made plans to study abroad this summer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u201cI\u2019m going abroad to the Czech Republic over the summer in Prague for now, unless told otherwise by the program people,\u201d Breitzka said. \u201cI am concerned if the surrounding areas are contaminated by the time I get to Prague, and I\u2019m talking with my advisor to go over a plan B because this is nearly the last time for me to go abroad. As of right now to travel, I feel relatively safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Students traveling within the United States are also concerned about the risks.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u201cI have an internship set up for this summer in Los Angeles, and it\u2019s something that I have been looking forward to since my first semester,\u201d junior Julianna Coscia said. \u201cThe program in Los Angeles was one of the reasons why I chose to come to Quinnipiac.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div\n        class=\"\n          image-block-outer-wrapper\n          layout-caption-below\n          design-layout-inline\n          combination-animation-none\n          individual-animation-none\n          individual-text-animation-none\n        \"\n        data-test=\"image-block-inline-outer-wrapper\"\n    ><\/p>\n<figure\n            class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"\n            style=\"max-width:706.0px;\"\n        ><\/p>\n<div\n              \n                style=\"padding-bottom:97.87535858154297%;\"\n              \n              class=\"\n                image-block-wrapper\n                \n          \n        \n                has-aspect-ratio\n              \"\n              data-animation-role=\"image\"\n              \n  \n\n          ><br \/>\n            <noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Image-from-iOS5.jpg\" alt=\"Junior Juliana Coscia, set to study abroad in Los Angeles this summer, hopes the coronavirus won\u2019t change her plans. Credit: Alexis Rossi\" \/><\/noscript><img class=\"thumb-image\" data-src=\"http:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Image-from-iOS5.jpg\" data-image=\"http:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Image-from-iOS5.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"706x691\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"Junior Juliana Coscia, set to study abroad in Los Angeles this summer, hopes the coronavirus won\u2019t change her plans. Credit: Alexis Rossi\" data-load=\"false\" data-image-id=\"5e62cd0f56348510bf079655\" data-type=\"image\" \/>\n          <\/div><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-caption\">\n<p class=\"\">Junior Juliana Coscia, set to study abroad in Los Angeles this summer, hopes the coronavirus won\u2019t change her plans. Credit: Alexis Rossi<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">The university has established a coronavirus task force with various members of the university and medical professionals.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">A new <a href=\"http:\/\/qu.edu\/student-resources\/health-campus-safety\/coronavirus.html\"><span style=\"text-decoration:underline\">web page<\/span><\/a> was created including regular updates from the members of the task force. It was also announced that the group will be meeting with state and federal health officials over spring break.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">According to Donald G. McNeil, a science and health reporter for the New York Times, making a vaccine will take around a year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">The CDC is recommending washing your hands often, and to stay away from people who are coughing or sneezing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Thirteen states have confirmed cases of the coronavirus with over 90,000 worldwide.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">There are currently no confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Connecticut. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">Quinnipiac recently sent home all of its students studying abroad in Italy. Now, students with plans to study abroad in the summer are worried about their plans falling through.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":132,"featured_media":1047,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[142,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1046","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-homepage","category-quinnipiac"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1046","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/132"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1046"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1046\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1275,"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1046\/revisions\/1275"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1046"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1046"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1046"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}