Jim Harbaugh and Michigan football have traveled to Italy, France and South Africa the past three years.

But with the recent outbreaks of coronavirus, the Wolverines will not be making an international trip this spring.

"The football team will not be taking an international trip this spring due to the health concerns around the world, most notably coronavirus." U-M spokesman Dave Ablauf told the Free Press on Monday. "The program is looking at doing some community service in the Ann Arbor area."

The coronavirus (COVID-19) is a deadly respiratory illness that has spread rapidly since being reported Dec. 31 from Wuhan, China. There have been over 79,000 cases worldwide, and over 2,500 deaths. COVID-19 has now been detected in 32 locations internationally, including several cases in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The Wolverines had yet to finalize travel plans, but "quite a few ideas were discussed," according to Ablauf.

It will be the first time since 2016 that Harbaugh and Michigan will not travel abroad.

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The Wolverines went to Italy in spring 2017, France the next year and South Africa last spring, and the trips were well-received by players and coaches.

All three trips have been funded by donors and have cost between $800,000 and $1.19 million.

Harbaugh told reporters in January the Wolverines had whittled their choices for this spring's trip down to two destinations.