Like other European universities, on 28 January 2020, the University of Bologna called for the temporary suspension of all planned travel to China for study, research or conferences until further notice.
The main reason for this decision is not only the risk of infection by 2019-nCoV, but also the unpredictable nature of the outbreak, the associated risk of social unrest in the affected areas or quarantine restrictions, which could make it impossible to return home.
A web page has been set up that contains more information on the topic ( www.unibo.it/en/coronavirus) and we have activated an inbox (coronavirus@unibo.it ) for those who wish to receive more information. We note that, for medical reasons, the Italian Ministry of Health has activated the toll-free number 1500.