TELLING STUDENTS THE REST OF THE SEMESTER WILL BE TAUGHT ONLINE.

OUR DAVID BIENICK CONTINUES OUR TEAM COVERAGE FROM CAMBRIDGE TONIGHT.

DAVID?

>> HARVARD SAYS IT KNOWS OF NO COVID-19 CASES CONNECTED TO CAMPUS.

BUT THE UNVERSITY SAYS SENDING STUDENTS HOME WILL HELP KEEP THEM AND THE COMMUNITY SAF HARVARD STUDENTS STOCKED UP ON MOVING BOXES.

AFTER THE UNVERSITY ORDERED THEM TO PACK UP THEIR DORM ROOMS.

AND LEAVE CAMPUS BY THE END OF THIS WEEKEND.

>> SO YOU’RE LEAVING EVEN BEFORE YOU HAVE TO?

>> YES, I PLAN ON LEAVING EARLY ANYWAY BECASEU THE BUS I’M TRAVELING.

GOES THROUGH NEW YORK.

AND IT’S EVEN WORSE THERE.

>> THE CAMPUS SHUTDOWN AFFECTS NEARLY ALL OF HARVARD’S 22,000 GRADUATES AND UNDERGRADUATES.

THEY WERE SCHEDULED TO GO ON SPRING BREAK THIS WEEKEND.

BUT NOW INSTEAD OF RETURNING AFTER BREAK, THEY WILL SPEND THE REST OF THE SEMESTER LEARNING IN FRONT OF KEYBOARDS INSTEAD OF IN CLASSROOMS.

WE CAN HAVE THE CLASSES ONLINE BUT THERE IS SO MUCH GOING ON THAT PAYS FOR IN MONETARY TERMS OR IT.

>> IN AN EMAIL TO STUDENT’S HARVARD’S PRESIDENT WROTE.

I KNOW IT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO LEAVE YOUR FRIENDS AND YOUR CLASSROOMS.

WE ARE DOING THIS NOT JUST TO PROTECT YOU BUT ALSO TO PROTECT OTHER MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

WHO MAY BE MORE VULNERABLE TO THIS DISEASE THAN YOU ARE.

>> IT’S KIND OF SHORT NOTICE.

EVERYONE HAS TO LEAVE NOW.

I’M FROM BOSTON.

SO IT’S LUCKY FOR ME.

BUT I FEEL BAD FOR MY FRIENDS >> FOR STUDENTS FROM COUNTRIES AT HIGH-RISK AND OTHERS WHO CAN’T RETURN HOME, HARVARD SAYS IT WILL FIND THEM LOCAL HOUSING.

STUDENT ZIQI LU FROM CHINA SAYS HE WILL STAYING IN CAMBRIDGE BUT WEARING A MASK WHILE HE DOES.

>> MOST OF THE REASON IS THAT MY PARENTS ARE SUPER NERVOUS.

AND I COULDN’T PERSUADE THEM.

SO I JUST PUT ’EM ON.

IT’S FINE.

>> HARVARD IS ALSO BANNING ALL AIR TRAVEL FOR ITS EMPLOYEES AND FACULTY BOTH INTERNATIONALLY AND DOMESTICALLY.

. THE UNIVERSITY SAYS IT DOES NOW YET KNOW IF IT WILL PARTIALLY REFUND STUDENTS’ HOUSING FEE.

NOR IF COMMENCEMENT WILL TAKE PLACE IN MAY.

LIVE IN CAMBRIDGE, D