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Two UD Students Are Being Tested For Coronavirus

Author Jessie Micchelli
BEIJING, CHINA - JANUARY 21: Chinese children wear protective masks as they wait to board trains at Beijing Railway station before the annual Spring Festival on January 21, 2020 in Beijing, China. The number of cases of a deadly new coronavirus rose to nearly 300 in mainland China Tuesday as health officials stepped up efforts to contain the spread of the pneumonia-like disease which medicals experts confirmed can be passed from human to human. The number of those who have died from the virus in China climbed to six on Tuesday and cases have been reported in other parts of Asia including in Thailand, Japan, Taiwan and South Korea. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

This is out of abundance of caution, the risk to the community is low….

The University of Delaware has confirmed that two students are being screened by the Delaware Division of Public Health for possible cases of coronavirus. Officials want to stress that the risk to the UD community remains low, but shared the information out of an abundance of caution. The students being screened do not live on campus. They are currently in isolation at an area hospital receiving care. Results from the CDC are expected in the coming days. Again, the risk to the community is low. The Division of Public Health advises Delawareans that the flu remains a greater threat, especially for those with underlying health conditions.

The US has 13 reported cases of coronavirus, with the first group of quarantined travelers leaving from the epicenter of the virus in China cleared. More than 1,000 deaths have been reported.

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