The real issue here is that most universities in this country are overwhelmingly dependent on year-to-year revenue from tuition to cover their operating expenses. Flagship state schools and famous institutions with huge endowments are somewhat better protected, but only so much.
When I said that the US is having one Wuhan a day (50k/day #coronavirus cases in the US vs. 50k for all time in Wuhan), many people responded: "You can't trust the Chinese numbers."
There are so many layers to that answer that it's worth deconstructing. Thread [1/23]