One of several students returning home to China after studying in the US wears a protective suit while waiting for a flight at the Tom Bradley International Terminal, Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on May 11, 2020 in Los Angeles. — Los Angeles Times/TNS
LOS ANGELES: Nicole Ma just wanted to get home.
The Chinese student’s first year studying abroad at Syracuse University in upstate New York had been upended by the coronavirus. It was the end of March and her dormitory was shuttered, her classes had moved online, and the number of cases in New York was rising by the day. Ma saw no reason to stay.
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