SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Syracuse University is set to host an open forum about the coronavirus next week, the university said.

The forum will take place at 5:30 p.m. on March 10 at Grant Auditorium, which is located in Falk College.

Three panelists will take questions about the coronavirus, including;

Dr. Britney Kmush, an infectious disease epidemiologist

Dr. Katie Anderson, an infectious disease clinician

Dr. David Larsen, an infectious disease epidemiologist

There have been more than 94,000 of COVID-19 cases worldwide and more than 3,200 deaths resulting from the coronavirus outbreak. New York has seen 11 cases so far, all in Westchester County and Manhattan.

Onondaga County Health Department officials said today 12 residents who recently traveled to China are being quarantined. They do not have symptoms, officials said.

Syracuse University informed faculty to prepare to teach classes online if a coronavirus outbreak affects normal operations at the university. The university already evacuated a study abroad program in Florence, and banned travel to Italy, South Korea and China.

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