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THAT REQUIRE CDC TESTING. AS MIAMI RELATES FOR WORD ABOUT CORONAVIRUS TEST RESULTS, MOST STUDENTS ARE GOING ABOUT THEIR DAILY ROUTINES IN NORMAL FASHION. THERE ARE SOME WEARING FACE MASKS, BOTH ON CAMPUS AND UPTOWN. >> I’VE THOUGHT ABOUT IT. BUT I MEAN, UNLESS THE TESTS COME BACK POSITIVE THEN I DON’T, I’M NOT NECESSARILY LIKE SUPER-WORRIED RIGHT NOW UNTIL, LIKE, WE FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION. JOHN: BING YUE AND YUANG CHEN, BOTH JUNIORS, MASKS IN HAND, WEAR THEM AT TIMES. EVEN THOUGH HEALTH AUTHORITIES HAVE STATED IT’S NOT NECESSARY. MIAMI CONDUCTED CLASSES AND EVENTS AS SCHEDULED TODAY. STUDENTS CHECKED THEIR SMART PHONES SEEMINGLY NON-STOP. >> IT’S ALL OVER SOCIAL MEDIA. THERE’S MEMES EVERYWHERE, TWITTER, TIK-TOK. YEAH. JOHN: AT WILD BERRY GIFT SHOP, A MAINSTAY HERE FOR FORTY-NINE YEARS. MANAGER KIMBERLY CLARK FIGURED THERE COULD BE TESTING BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS HERE WHO COME AND GO FROM CHINA. BUT NO ONE HERE IS PUSHING THE PANIC BUTTON, WHICH IS ALSO PACKAGED AND AVAILABLE FOR SALE HERE. >> BUT I REALLY THINK THAT THAT’S WHAT’S HAPPENING HERE IS THAT IT’S UNDUE FEAR AT THIS POINT. NOW IF IT MUTATES AGAIN AND BECOMES TERRIFYING THEN THAT’S SOMETHING TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT IN THE FUTURE. BUT IT’S NOT SOMETHING TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT NOW. JOHN: 24-HOURS AGO AT PACKED BRIEFING ON CAMPUS, OHIO HEALTH DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR DR. AMY ACTON REMARKED YOU’RE MORE LIKELY TO GET THE FLU RIGHT NOW THAN CORONAVIRUS. SO, THE LEVEL OF CONCERN ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF ONE OR TWO CONFIRMED CASES HAS NOT SPIKED, YET. >> BUT I HAVE A FEELING IF ANYTHING MORE NEGATIVE COMES BACK FROM THE SCHOOL, THEN THAT’S GOING TO BE PRETTY CONCERNING TO ME. JOHN: MIAMI NOTIFIED STUDENTS A FEW HOURS AGO THAT IT’S INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSE TEAM IS TAKING STEPS TO PLAN WHAT WOULD HAPPEN NEXT IF THE CDC CONFIRMS ONE OR TWO CASES OF CORONAVIRUS. THERE IS NO INDICATION IF ANY RESULTS WILL COME TOMORROW, BUT THEY

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It is wait-and-see time in Ohio, where there are no confirmed cases of coronavirus. But that lack of confirmation does not mean there's a lack of concern about the possibility.Health officials have tested two Miami University students who recently traveled to China.There have been more than 100 deaths from the illness in that country.Both Miami students have been isolated off campus as they await word about test results.Most other students are going about their daily routines in normal fashion. There are some wearing face masks, both on campus and in Uptown.Freshman Kate Goodwin told us: "I've thought about it. But I mean, unless the tests come back positive, then I don't -- I'm not necessarily, like, super-worried right now until, like, we find out more information."Bing Yue and Yuang Chen, both juniors, wear masks at times even though health authorities have stated it's not necessary.Miami conducted classes and events as scheduled Wednesday. Students checked their smartphones seemingly nonstop."It's all over social media," said Justin Devilbiss, another freshman. "There's memes everywhere, Twitter, TikTok."At Wild Berry gift shop, a mainstay in the college town for 49 years, manager Kimberly Clark figured there could be testing because of the number of students here who come and go from China.But no one here was pushing the panic button, which was also packaged, on the shelf and available for sale."I really think that that's what's happening here is that it's undue fear at this point," Clark told us. "Now, if it mutates again and becomes terrifying, then that's something to be concerned about in the future. But it's not something to be concerned about now."Miami University notified students this afternoon that its Institutional Response Team is making plans for next steps in the event the test results are confirmed for coronavirus.The university has also taken what it describes as proactive steps. It has canceled all university-funded travel to China for now. It said all graduate and undergraduate students who have traveled to affected areas have been contacted.Atrium Medical Center in Middletown has started asking patients who exhibit cold and flu symptoms about their travel history.If they're identified as being at risk of exposure to coronavirus, they will undergo additional screening.Twenty-four hours ago at a packed briefing on campus, Ohio Health Department Director Dr. Amy Acton remarked people are more likely to get the flu right now than coronavirus.So, the level of concern about the possibility of one or two confirmed cases has not spiked yet."But I have a feeling if anything more negative comes back from the school, then that's going to be pretty concerning to me," said freshman Sydney Niewiedzial.