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UTC suspends all university-related international travel due to coronavirus concerns

A University of Tennessee at Chattanooga sign near an entrance to the campus along McCallie Avenue is photographed Monday, Jan. 28, 2019, in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
A University of Tennessee at Chattanooga sign near an entrance to the campus along McCallie Avenue is photographed Monday, Jan. 28, 2019, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. A University of Tennessee at Chattanooga sign near an entrance to the campus along McCallie Avenue is photographed Monday, Jan. 28, 2019, in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

By Staff Report 2 min read

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga has suspended all outgoing international travel because of the coronavirus, according to a Friday news release.

“This includes travel related to teaching, research or grant activity, internships, conferences and presentations, performances and athletics,” the release states.

UTC also encouraged employees, staff and students to curtail personal international travel, and to follow CDC guidelines if they are currently overseas and planning to return in the coming weeks.

Coronavirus hotline

Call the Chattanooga-Hamilton County coronavirus hotline at 423-209-8383 weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. or the Tennessee Department of Health hotline at 877-857-2945 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Central time daily.

While there have been no confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 on the campus or in Hamilton County, Gov. Bill Lee confirmed on Thursday that Tennessee’s first case of the respiratory disease had been identified near Nashville.