By THE NEWS DESK|March 17, 2020
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention issued a formal advisory for residents of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut to refrain from nonessential travel from those states. The advisory was made after President Trump said he will no longer instill a quarantine for those three states
The University postpones the commencement service until further notice when the CDC and state authorities say it is safe to do so
Gov. Cuomo announced New York will postpone its presidential primary to June 23 due to COVID-19
The Office of the President confirms an undergraduate at Fordham tested positive for COVID-19. The student was last in contact with FCLC students between March 7 and March 11
The CDC recommends no mass gatherings of more than 50 people
Gov. Cuomo announces at a press conference that all schools in New York will close for two weeks from March 18 until April 1
Mayor de Blasio announces that all bars, restaurants and cafes will move to take out and delivery only by March 17 at 9 a.m. Concert venues, nightclubs, movie theaters and gyms will also close. A later update requires these measures to go into effect by March 16 at 8 p.m.
Gov. Cuomo writes an op-ed in the New York Times asking President Trump for federal action to combat coronavirus
President Trump declares a state of emergency in the United States and allocates $50 billion in federal resources to combat the coronavirus
Fordham suspends all face-to-face classes through the end of the semester, and residents are told to vacate residential halls by March 20
Mayor de Blasio declares a state of emergency in the city of New York for 30 days
Gov. Cuomo announces restrictions on mass gathering of over 500 people, forcing Broadway theaters and other cultural institutions around the city to close
March 11: The Office of the President announces that all study abroad programs are canceled and recalls all students studying abroad back to the United States
The WHO declares the coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic, as the virus reaches 118,000 reported cases and 4,000 deaths
Gov. Cuomo implements emergency measures to contain the coronavirus cluster in New Rochelle, where the largest amount of cases in the state have been reported.
Fordham cancels all face-to-face classes. All residential students asked to return home if possible; necessary campus services remain open for those unable to do so. All domestic and international Fordham-sponsored travel is cancelled.
Fordham suspends all non-class campus events; Hofstra University, Columbia University and Barnard College cancel classes.
Public Safety confirms that along with the two faculty members, three students may have also been exposed to the virus and are also self-isolating
A second faculty member emails their students explaining their choice to self-isolate after a neighbor was potentially exposed to the virus
A faculty member emails their students explaining their choice to self-isolate after their spouse was potentially exposed to the virus.
All study abroad students are emailed notifying them that they are not allowed to travel to countries with a U.S. State Department Alert of level 3 or 4. Students are also offered the opportunity to submit a “return form” and continue their semester at Fordham’s NY campuses
All international GO! projects are cancelled
University Provost Dennis Jacobs emails all Fordham faculty asking them to prepare a course continuity plan in case Fordham is forced to suspend all campus activities
First case of coronavirus confirmed in New York City
Students studying abroad at Fordham-affiliated programs in Milan and Rome told to leave the country by March 4
All undergraduate study abroad programs in China suspended
The WHO declares a global health emergency in Wuhan, China
Students studying abroad at the Beijing Center at the University of International Business and Economics return to campus
University Health Services emails the Fordham community with first update about how to stay healthy in light of the coronavirus
First case of coronavirus reported in the U.S. at Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett, Washington
China reports 1st novel coronavirus related death, which occurred two days earlier
Chinese scientists announce the discovery of a new coronavirus
The first known patient exhibits symptoms of the coronavirus in Wuhan, China
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