Coronavirus: Park University student from China in close contact with family

A Park University stays in close contact with her family amid the coronavirus outbreak.

THE CASES REPORTEDINSIDE THE COUNTRY.A STUDENT IN THE METROIS KEEPING A CLOSE EYEON THE HEADLINES INCHINA.HER FAMILY IS A FEWHUNDRED MILES AWAYFROM THE CITY OF WUHAN-- WHERE THE VIRUSORIGINATED."Everyday the numbers wasincreasing at at that time I getworried about it."41 ACTION NEWS ANCHORCYNTHIA NEWSOME IS INTHE NEWSROOM.CYNTHIA -- WHAT IS THATSTUDENT HEARING FROMHER FAMILY?HER FAMILY IS BASICALLYCONFINED TO THEIRHOME...THEY HAVE TO WEAR AMASK WHEN THEY GOOUTSIDE.ITS BECOMING THE NEWNORMAL FOR FAMILIES ALLACROSS CHINA ...AND THEIR CHILDRENHERE IN THE METRO AREFEELING THEIR PAINFOCUSING ON WORK ANDSCHOOL...IS DIFFICULTTHESE DAYS--.PARK UNIVRSITYSOPHOMORE, YiLi IS FROM CHINA.... ANDRIGHT NOW,A THOUSAND THOUGHTSARE RACING THROUGHHER MINDHER HOMETOWN---HENGYANG CHINA IS OLY300 MILES SOUTH OFWUHAN--THE EPICENTEROF THE CORONAVIRUS.Yi Li, Sophomore, ParkUniversityEveryday the numbers wasincreasing at at that time I getworried about it.THE CORONA VIRUS HASCLAIMED MORE THAN 26-HUNDRED LIVES IN THEHUBEI PROVICE OFWUHAN.Yi's CALLS HER PARENTSOFTEN....AND HER FAMILYIS FACING DIFFICULTTIMES...LIKE ALL FAMILIESIN AND NEAR WUHANThey only stay at home so Iwas like tell them and askthem to not go out like washtheir hands regularly andeverytime when my dad go outthey have to wear the maskSHE TOLD US--EACHFAMILY GETS A TICKET..AND ONLY ONE PERSONPER FAMILY EACH DAY ISALLOWED TO GO TO THEGROCERY STORE.and when you come backthey have to measure yourtemperature to make sure youare fine.YiIS NOT ALONE.

SEVERALOTHER PARK UNIVERSITYSTUDENTS ARE FROMCHINA.

SOME VISITEDTHEIR HOMES IN CHINADURING THE WINTERBREAK--AND RETURNED TOPARK UNIVERSTIY...Jayme Uden, Park UniversityAssociate VP Dean of StudentsContacted them all.

Checked-in with them to see howthey're doing.

Made sure theyunderstand what symptoms tolook for and when to quicklyget medical attention.YiTOLD US SHE WOULD LIKETO GO HOME AND BE WITHHER FAMILY THISSUMMER...BUT SHE CANYiWell, I will choose to stay hereinstead of go back to Chinaand my parents said it's notreally safe to go back to Chinaat that time.SHE SAID CHINESESTUDENTS AT PARK AREENCOURAGING EACHOTHER AS THEY WAIT ANDHOPE -- FOR THECORONA VIRUS THREAT TOEND ---SO THEIR FAMILIESWILL BE SAFE.THE PARK UNIVERSITYINTERNATIONAL STUDENTSOFFICE ISMAKING SURE CHINESESTUDENTS GET ALL THEYSUPPORT THEY NEED...TOSTAY IN SCHOOL ANDFIND OUT HOW THEIRFAMILIES ARE DOING