

EMU (Photo by Dwight Burdette)

There's no escaping concerns about the Coronavirus.

At least 10 Eastern Michigan University students are reportedly self-quarantined after a trip to Italy, Rudy Harper of WXYZ reports.

"Self-quarantine" means staying home and monitoring for signs of infection—coughing, fever, chills or muscle aches during the 14-day incubation period. It also means no visits.

The group returned Sunday and an email obtained by the station said two of the residential students had symptoms, but tested negative for the virus.

The university said the students who traveled to Italy were offered a dorm room on an isolated floor if they could not return home. None are currently on campus.

"There's already people they interacted with and came into contact with," a housing employee tells the station. "So, that's another sense of concern. I understand the need for confidentiality but I think with this being a global outbreak we have to be honest."

An email to students, staff and faculty and posted on the EMU website says: