University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee administrators announced spring break will be extended for an additional week after an employee was tested for coronavirus.

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee administrators announced spring break will be extended for an additional week after an employee was tested for coronavirus.The UWM Foundation employee was tested Monday.The results were expected by the end of the week.Chancellor Mark Mone said university students would return to campus on March 29.The original spring break was planned for March 15-22.Classes will be held as scheduled the rest of this week. Mone said the university employee came into contact with someone who had been to a country with a coronavirus warning.The university said it was exploring whether to move classes online for after spring break.UWM discouraged employees and students from non-essential travel outside of Wisconsin until the end of the semester. Those who do travel will be expected to self-monitor for coronavirus symptoms, which include fever, cough and difficulty breathing, for 14 days.All university-sponsored spring break trips have been canceled, Mone said.The university already ended its study abroad programs in South Korea and Italy.UW-Milwaukee invited students, faculty, staff members and parents to submit questions on its website.A third coronavirus case was confirmed in Wisconsin on Tuesday. The patient in Dane County was exposed while traveling in the U.S.The state's second case was announced Monday afternoon.That patient lives in Pierce County and also was exposed while traveling in the U.S. and is isolated at home.State officials would not disclose the ages or genders of the new coronavirus patients.The first patient was diagnosed in February after returning from a trip to China and has recovered.The state reported 36 additional patients have tested negative for the coronavirus.As of Tuesday afternoon, 28 Americans have died from the coronavirus and eight have recovered.There are now at least 805 confirmed cases across the country.

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee administrators announced spring break will be extended for an additional week after an employee was tested for coronavirus.

The UWM Foundation employee was tested Monday.


The results were expected by the end of the week.

Chancellor Mark Mone said university students would return to campus on March 29.

The original spring break was planned for March 15-22.

Classes will be held as scheduled the rest of this week.

Mone said the university employee came into contact with someone who had been to a country with a coronavirus warning.

The university said it was exploring whether to move classes online for after spring break.

UWM discouraged employees and students from non-essential travel outside of Wisconsin until the end of the semester.

Those who do travel will be expected to self-monitor for coronavirus symptoms, which include fever, cough and difficulty breathing, for 14 days.

All university-sponsored spring break trips have been canceled, Mone said.

The university already ended its study abroad programs in South Korea and Italy.

UW-Milwaukee invited students, faculty, staff members and parents to submit questions on its website.

A third coronavirus case was confirmed in Wisconsin on Tuesday. The patient in Dane County was exposed while traveling in the U.S.

The state's second case was announced Monday afternoon.

That patient lives in Pierce County and also was exposed while traveling in the U.S. and is isolated at home.

State officials would not disclose the ages or genders of the new coronavirus patients.

The first patient was diagnosed in February after returning from a trip to China and has recovered.

The state reported 36 additional patients have tested negative for the coronavirus.

As of Tuesday afternoon, 28 Americans have died from the coronavirus and eight have recovered.

There are now at least 805 confirmed cases across the country.

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