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COVID-19 death toll in the United States rises to 100

17 March 2020 Valerie Dowret

New York City mayor warns residents about the possibility of a shelter-in-place decision soon.

Temple advises off-campus students to return home amid COVID-19 outbreak

16 March 2020 Valerie Dowret

Students were urged to practice social distancing as the pandemic spreads.

Pennsylvania COVID-19 cases rise to 47

14 March 2020 Valerie Dowret

There are 20 cases in Montgomery County and four cases in Philadelphia County.

Temple to reimburse students moving out of on-campus housing

13 March 2020 Valerie Dowret

The university is still working on resolving issues with meal plans.

Trump declares national emergency due to COVID-19 spread

13 March 2020 Valerie Dowret

$50 billion will be made available to combat the pandemic according to the announcement.

Here are the services available to Temple students after university goes remote

12 March 2020 Madison Karas and Valerie Dowret

Student support services, like academic advising and the Student Success Center, will be available remotely.

Travel from Europe to the United States will be banned for 30 days

12 March 2020 Valerie Dowret

The travel restriction will go into effect on Friday.

Online courses to combat COVID-19 won’t affect Temple student visas

11 March 2020 Valerie Dowret

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services usually only allows international students with F-1 or J-1 visas to take a single online course.

World Health Organization classifies COVID-19 as pandemic

11 March 2020 Valerie Dowret

There are over 121,700 cases of the virus worldwide.