9 Towson U. Students, 1 Staff Member Self-Isolate After Potential Coronavirus Exposure

Towson University officials on Monday asked nine students and one staff member to self-isolate away from campus for 14 days out of an abundance of caution for coronavirus worries.

The 10 people were attendees of last week's American Israel Public Affairs Committee conference in Washington, D.C. Two conference attendees, both from New York, later tested positive for the virus.

Last week, the University System of Maryland issued guidance to member institutions, telling Towson and other schools to prepare for telework and to avoid scheduling large events.

"While the number of conference attendees and size of the conference would likely make the TU attendees low risk for direct exposure, out of an abundance of caution, the TU Health Center, following USM guidance, requested that all of the TU attendees self-isolate at home and away from the TU campus for 14 days from the last day that they attended the conference," university spokesman Sean Welsh said in a statement. "Similarly, TU has also required any study abroad participants recalled from their host countries to also self-isolate, out of abundance of caution."