ELMIRA, NY (WENY) -- Administrators with Elmira's new Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine have made the decision to postpone the medical school's upcoming ribbon cutting, head of welcoming its first students this summer.

Dr. Richard Terry, Director of Medical Education with LECOM, issued the following statement:

“Officials with LECOM have been closely monitoring developments in the COVID-19 outbreak. As a precautionary measure, LECOM has decided to postpone the LECOM at Elmira ribbon-cutting ceremony scheduled for Monday, April 20. The event will be rescheduled for a yet-to-be-determined date in the coming months. Additional details will be made available when a new date is chosen.”