Some Liberians studying at the Yunnan Technology and Business University in Kunming, China are sending out calls to the government of Liberia to facilitate their return home.
So far, 7,000 cases of Coronavius have been recorded across cities including Kunming city, Yunnah province, where they are based.
A report quotes one of the students identified as Wonderful Kai as saying, they fear being infected by the virus and besides, they are gradually going out of food while being locked up in the dormitory on campus.
He said academic activities were since suspended following the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus and yet there’s no further instructions from the school’s management.
The World Health Organization announced Thursday that it was declaring the coronavirus outbreak a “public health emergency,” setting in motion a plan for global coordination to stem the spread of the virus, which originated last month in Wuhan, China.
The death toll continues to rise where it originated from.
Coronaviruses (CoV) are a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV).