ST. LOUIS — Since news broke about the first person in Missouri testing positive for COVID-19, St. Louis area schools have been canceling in-person classes and events have been postponed. Here is a list of everything that has been canceled along with what events are still going on as planned.
Schools, businesses closed
Several schools in the St. Louis area have closed or have canceled in-person classes due to the threat of the coronavirus, COVID-19.
Villa Duchesne announced it will remain closed for the rest of the week. The school decided to close after learning a St. Louis County woman who tested positive for the virus is the older sister of one of their students.
Maryville University moved all of its in-person classes to online classes for the next two weeks. When students return to the school after spring break on March 16, they will be learning from home until March 30.
Saint Louis University also canceled in-person classes for when students return from spring break, during the week of March 15.
SLU has also taken preventative measures in advance of the A-10 Men’s Basketball Championship in Brooklyn, New York. SLU’s athletic department said it will restrict all non-essential travel to Brooklyn, which includes pep band, cheerleading and dance, in addition to various university staff members.
Spring break at Washington University's Danforth and Medical campuses will be extended.
Beginning March 23, the Danforth and Medical campuses will shift to online classes. There will be no in-person classes until at least April 30.
Webster University moved all classes at non-military U.S. locations and at the Vienna, Austria campus to an online environment through April 3. Courses in Athens, Greece are also moving online until March 26.
Webster said staff in Athens will continue to work on the campus but at reduced staffing levels. Webster’s China locations have been operating remotely since the beginning of the spring term in January.
Mizzou said it would be suspending in-person classes starting at 5 p.m. Wednesday, and professors will put in place a plan to teach remotely. From March 16 to March 20, the university will only be holding online classes.
Students will be on spring break from March 21 to March 29, and the school plans to resume in-person classes on Monday, March 30.
Lindenwood University said it will switch entirely to virtual classes from March 13 to 29 for all class sessions at all locations. Residential students, who are on spring break through March 15, were strongly encouraged not to return to campus if possible.
Harris-Stowe State University extended its spring break until March 23. On March 16, the school will host training for professors for a possible shift to online-only classes. The campus and William L. Clay Early Childhood Center will remain open.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is extending spring break for on-ground students by one week, through Sunday, March 22. School officials said they will use this extra time to monitor the situation and plan for additional changes.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale is extending spring break for students through March 22. Also, beginning March 23, classes will be offered online or in other alternative formats until further notice.
SIU Carbondale said it is extending its spring break through March 22. After that, classes will be held online-only until further notice.
Indiana University put a hold on in-person classes after two of its students, including one from St. Louis County, tested positive for the virus.
Bayer temporarily closed its Creve Coeur campus due to the "possible exposure" of an employee to coronavirus.
Events canceled, postponed
A few concerts and other events have been canceled or postponed due to the threat of COVID-19.
St. Louis made the decision Wednesday afternoon to postpone this weekend's downtown St. Patrick's Day Parade and run.
“I know that postponing large and popular events can be disappointing, but protecting the public's health and safety is paramount as COVID-19 continues to spread. We can't take any chances,” St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson wrote on Twitter.
Cottleville canceled its popular Shamrock Run & Parade, which was planned for this Saturday in St. Charles County. Officials said it was a joint decision between all organizers involved.
Dogtown also made the decision to cancel its St. Patrick's Day Parade and Irish Festival.
"Both committees are disappointed that we had to make this decision, and we did not make it lightly, but are doing so in abundance of caution," a spokesman for the Ancient Order of Hibernians said in a statement.
Belleville has postponed its St. Patrick’s Day parade.
The Nike Mid-East Qualifier volleyball tournament set for March 13-15 at America's Center has been canceled.
Pearl Jam made the decision to postpone the first leg of its upcoming tour, which included a date in St. Louis.
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