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2020-02-01

Email announcing the first confirmed case of coronavirus in Massachusetts

Email sent the University of Massachusetts Boston community announcing the first confirmed case of coronavirus in Massachusetts was in a UMass Boston student. The student had been in Wuhan, China and felt ill upon his return. The day after this return, he was tested and quarantined. The email includes information regarding coronavirus and steps students, faculty, and staff can take to help limit the spread of the virus in the coming months.