Prognosis
Foreign Students Begin U.S. College Deferrals as Delta Spreads
- 1 million international students a year typically come to U.S.
- Senators ask State Department for visa expedition help
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With the delta variant of Covid-19 spreading across the U.S., some colleges are seeing a pickup in deferrals from international students as the worsening public-health situation adds uncertainty for those already struggling to secure flights and visas.
It is one more sign that campuses will be anything but normal this fall, as schools have had to turn to mask mandates, vaccine requirements and testing regimens to get students back to in-person learning and keep them safe amid the surge in infections.