The United States has banned people coming directly from China, so many international students spent two weeks in Cambodia or Vietnam before flying to the U.S and quarantining for another two weeks.
"Most of the battle we’re fighting is with the promulgation of these proclamations that have created a tremendous amount of pressure," he said."There is a slight sense now that we may be stabilizing. But you never know what’s going to happen."Koko Chaumia, of Malawi, heads into the Susan B. Anthony Residence Halls during the annual move-in day for incoming students at the University of Rochester.
The University of Rochester strove to get most of its 4,000 or so international students back on campus early in order to complete 14 days of quarantine before other students arrived.The greatest number of the college's international students are Chinese, and those coming from China had an especially taxing itinerary.
"I can’t even begin to imagine what that would look and feel like and the anxiety and stress levels that would cause," he said.
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