EducationUS and UK universities try to calm Asian students' COVID-19 fears
Even as Trump drops deportation plan, institutions hit by poor virus response
A woman wears a protective face mask as students prepared for an extended period of online classes due to coronavirus at Syracuse University, New York, in March. © Reuters
JOHN DUERDEN, Contributing writer
SEOUL -- The decision by the U.S. government on Tuesday to drop a plan to deport international students whose courses move fully online because of the coronavirus pandemic will be a relief to American universities that rely on Asian students as a lucrative source of income.