University of Missouri cancels some “in-person” classes

Jesse Hall University Missouri
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The University of Missouri will cancel some in-person classes amid the growing outbreak of novel coronavirus.

In-person classes were canceled as of 5 o’clock Wednesday, extending through Sunday. Faculty were asked to plan to teach remotely next week, (March 16 to 20). Existing online classes will continue as scheduled.

Spring break for M-U happens the week of March 23rd and in-person classes are expected to resume March 30th.  All university-related, non-essential travel is suspended until April 12 unless previously approved. All non-essential university events through March 29th were also canceled.

The decision was announced after the NCAA said it would hold men’s and women’s basketball tournament games with only essential staff and limited numbers of family. The move also came after Missouri S&T in Rolla said it would cancel its annual St Patrick’s Day celebration.

No cases of COVID-19, the disease the virus causes, had been diagnosed on the MU campus as of Wednesday afternoon. However, some students and faculty were told to stay home after attending a journalism conference in New Orleans where an infected person also was participating. MU spokesman Christian Basi said the positive ca


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