Barnard and Columbia have extended online classes to the week after the upcoming break, according to emails sent out by Presidents Bollinger and Beilock earlier today.

Barnard and Columbia classes have been canceled Monday March 9 and Tuesday March 10, with remote classes beginning Wednesday March 11, after a student was reported to have been in contact with a confirmed COVID-19 case, according to emails sent to students by Presidents Bollinger and Beilock tonight.

Travel outside the United States funded or organized by Columbia has been suspended until further notice according to a statement put out by Interim Provost Ira Katznelson Tuesday morning.

Israel holds its third election this year, the democratic primaries speed up with super tuesday, and a second case of Coronavirus pops up outside of the city.

This Monday, SGA heard from students concerned about the coronavirus self-isolation practices, as well as Umbreen Bhatti ’00, the Constance Hess Williams ’66 Director of the Athena Center for Leadership Studies.

Continuing off of last week’s impromptu discussion, ESC debates whether to release another statement condemning recent incidents around campus related to coronavirus fears. ESC also discussed adding another representative to the Class of 2020 class council. ESC Bureau Chief Lori Luo reports.

Barnard students who recently returned from China are facing a self-isolation that seems to be less than voluntary. Bwoggers Owen Fitzgerald-Diaz, Vivian Zhou, and Jess Hu contributed to this article.

Wednesday night, Columbia University Life hosted a panel of experts from the University to provide updates on the status of the novel coronavirus in China and what steps Columbia is taking in response.

This week, ESC debated whether or not to release a statement on the coronavirus and what such a statement would include. ESC Bureau Chief Lori Luo reports.

Let’s hope this means we get Krispy Kreme at Open Meeting.

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Sorry guys, I’m a little rusty on the daily thing.  Happening in the World: As the coronavirus continues to spread, killing 106 people and infecting over 4000, the CDC advises against travelling to China. Previously, the CDC warned against travelling to Wuhan, but now has expanded the warning to the entire country. Happening in the US: Chipotle […]

On the morning of Lunar New Year, this edition of Bwoglines covers natural disasters, lost museum pieces, and the effects of the dangerous coronavirus.