Purdue Suspends International Travel Over Spring Break

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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue University announced Thursday that over spring break, all university-sponsored student travel to international locations has been suspended due to the continuing spread of the coronavirus.

According to a news release from Purdue, this includes international study abroad and service-learning trips, as well as international travel planned by official Purdue student organizations.

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The decision comes after new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control. Click the logo on the right to go to the CDC website with more information on the coronavirus.

Purdue had already suspended all university-sponsored travel to countries with a CDC travel advisory of level 2 or above due to the coronavirus or COVID-19.  Those countries are China, Iran, Italy, Japan, and South Korea.

Purdue has seen no positive cases of coronavirus.