Good evening to you.

I'm Dave Louella, and I'm Caroline Clifford.

Right now, Italy is in a state of emergency.

There have been 41 deaths in just one day, 148 dead in the outbreak so far, and the country has closed all schools and universities.

Some Eastern Michigan University students return from Italy this week, and tonight there are fears they could have come in contact with the Corona virus.

Seven Action News reporter Rudy Harper is on campus right now, a student reaction and what action the university is taking.

Well, those students returned back here on campus on Sunday.

Yesterday, they were told to self quarantine the problem, for some students were offered a place to stay here on campus.

Some question that decision and are asking for more transparency as Corona virus concerns escalate.

Multiple EMU residential students forced to self quarantine after returning home from Italy.

We got her hands on an email from the director of housing and residential life that says two students on the trip.

We're not feeling well when they got back to the U.

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But neither tested positive for the virus.

I wanted to bring this to alert the community an employee with the Housing Department, as to remain anonymous out of fear of retaliation for speaking out, the employee says.

Those students that return from Italy were offered an isolated floor in the Phelps dormitory if it was impossible to go home, none of the students opted in.

But the employee says those students already came into contact with people on campus over the last 72 hours.

There's a lot of angry feelings and fear a lot of questions that Pro staff member could not answer.

The CDC now recommends that travelers avoid all non essential travel to Italy.

The university, responding to the new guidance in an email sent out to students, faculty and staff yesterday, it read in part for Eastern Michigan University.

This change is relevant to our students and instructors who recently returned from Italy.

The earlier guidance was a self monitor and resume normal activities as long as an individual was without symptoms.

This employee says the warning comes too late, and a possible exposure is the fear behind closed doors there's already people they interact with came to concept with.

So that's another sense of concern.

And I understand the need for confidentiality.

But I think with this minute global outbreak, we have to be honest.

The university says they're taking all precautions and following CDC guidelines, they also tell us none of those students are showing symptoms at this time.

A developing situation here on the campus of Eastern Michigan University.

Insulating.

I'm ready, Harper.

Seven extra news.

All right.

Thank you so much, Rudy.