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Coronavirus fallout: Temple University closes Rome campus; Penn State recalls students from Italy

The actions come just as the first death in the U.S. due to the coronavirus was reported Saturday afternoon — a patient in Washington state.

A year ago, a line of mostly students waited to enter a vaccination clinic amid a mumps outbreak on the Temple University campus in Philadelphia. Now the concern is over the coronavirus, which has caused Temple to close its Rome campus for the rest of the spring semester.
A year ago, a line of mostly students waited to enter a vaccination clinic amid a mumps outbreak on the Temple University campus in Philadelphia. Now the concern is over the coronavirus, which has caused Temple to close its Rome campus for the rest of the spring semester.Read moreMatt Rourke / AP