International students from China Karoline Li, Shiyu Bao, Katerina Ma and Elma Song walk along the waterfront by the Sydney Opera House, after lockdown measures put in place to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak were eased, in Sydney, Australia, June 24, 2020. "A majority of my friends have gone back home but I really want to stay here," Said Bao. REUTERS/Loren Elliott SEARCH "INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AUSTRALIA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Personal protective equipment (PPE) and medication is laid out by Sunny Gu and his girlfriend Maggie Zhang, international students from China both studying for a Masters in Commerce at the University of Sydney, as they prepare to travel to China where they are moving back home to, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Sydney, Australia, August 7, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott SEARCH "INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AUSTRALIA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Maggie Zhang and her boyfriend Sunny Gu, international students from China both studying for a Masters in Commerce at the University of Sydney, wear protective face masks as they walk through the city centre, after lockdown measures put in place to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak were eased, in Sydney, Australia, August 5, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott SEARCH "INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AUSTRALIA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Sunny Gu, an international student from China studying for a Masters in Commerce at the University of Sydney, chats to his flatmate Nick Zhang in their kitchen, the night before Zhang, Gu, and Gu's girlfriend Maggie Zhang move back home to China, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Sydney, Australia, August 11, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott SEARCH "INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AUSTRALIA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Sunny Gu and his girlfriend Maggie Zhang, international students from China both studying for a Masters in Commerce at the University of Sydney, pack up their belongings as they prepare to move back to China, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Sydney, Australia, August 7, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott SEARCH "INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AUSTRALIA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Sunny Gu and his girlfriend Maggie Zhang, international students from China both studying for a Masters in Commerce at the University of Sydney, talk to their flatmate Siyan Zhu, a fellow international student from China, as Zhu packs up her belongings in preparation for moving back home to China, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Sydney, Australia, August 7, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott SEARCH "INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AUSTRALIA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Maggie Zhang and her boyfriend Sunny Gu, international students from China both studying for Masters in Commerce at the University of Sydney, pack up their belongings in preparation for moving back home to China, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Sydney, Australia, August 7, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott SEARCH "INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AUSTRALIA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

International students from China Sunny Gu, Maggie Zhang and Siyan Zhu who study at the University of Sydney, share a traditional Chinese dinner before all three move back home to China, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Sydney, Australia, August 8, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott SEARCH "INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AUSTRALIA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Maggie Zhang and her boyfriend Sunny Gu, international students from China both studying for a Masters in Commerce at the University of Sydney, shop for groceries to cook a traditional Chinese meal, after lockdown measures put in place to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak were eased, in Sydney, Australia, August 8, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott SEARCH "INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AUSTRALIA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Sunny Gu and his girlfriend Maggie Zhang, international students from China both studying for a Masters in Commerce at the University of Sydney, walk through the city centre, after lockdown measures put in place to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak were eased, in Sydney, Australia, August 10, 2020. "It's a little bit frustrating (to) not participate in real life classes," said Zhang. "You can't really talk with the professor or meet new friends. Of course, the tutorials are all online. It doesn't have a feeling of participation. It's not like school, I think." REUTERS/Loren Elliott SEARCH "INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AUSTRALIA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Maggie Zhang and her boyfriend Sunny Gu, international students from China both studying for a Masters in Commerce at the University of Sydney, walk through the city centre, after lockdown measures put in place to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak were eased, in Sydney, Australia, August 11, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott SEARCH "INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AUSTRALIA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Maggie Zhang and her boyfriend Sunny Gu, international students from China both studying for a Masters in Commerce at the University of Sydney, pack up their belongings in preparation for moving back home to China, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Sydney, Australia, August 11, 2020. "We really wanted to stay so it was a difficult decision to make," said Zhang. REUTERS/Loren Elliott SEARCH "INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AUSTRALIA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Maggie Zhang and her boyfriend Sunny Gu, international students from China both studying for a Masters in Commerce at the University of Sydney, take photos together on the university campus, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Sydney, Australia, August 11, 2020. "Online classes have lost the real meaning of studying abroad," Gu said. REUTERS/Loren Elliott SEARCH "INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AUSTRALIA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Maggie Zhang and her boyfriend Sunny Gu, international students from China both studying for a Masters in Commerce at the University of Sydney, shop for items to take home to China in preparation for moving back, after lockdown measures put in place to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak were eased, in Sydney, Australia, August 11, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott SEARCH "INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AUSTRALIA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Sunny Gu and his girlfriend Maggie Zhang, international students from China both studying for a Masters in Commerce at the University of Sydney, visit a hairdresser's together, after lockdown measures put in place to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak were eased, in Sydney, Australia, August 5, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott SEARCH "INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AUSTRALIA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Maggie Zhang and her boyfriend Sunny Gu, international students from China both studying for a Masters in Commerce at the University of Sydney, pack up their belongings in preparation for moving back to China, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Sydney, Australia, August 11, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott SEARCH "INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AUSTRALIA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Sunny Gu and his girlfriend Maggie Zhang, international students from China both studying for a Masters in Commerce at the University of Sydney, wear face masks as they ride a bus together, after lockdown measures put in place to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak were eased, in Sydney, Australia, August 11, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott SEARCH "INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AUSTRALIA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Sunny Gu, an international student from China studying for a Masters in Commerce at the University of Sydney, has his temperature checked at Kingsford Smith International Airport, while waiting in line to check in his luggage before catching a flight to China, where Gu and his girlfriend Maggie Zhang, are moving back home to, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Sydney, Australia, August 12, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott SEARCH "INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AUSTRALIA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Maggie Zhang and her boyfriend Sunny Gu, international students from China both studying for a Masters in Commerce at the University of Sydney, make their way to the airport before travelling to China, where they are moving back home to, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Sydney, Australia, August 12, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott SEARCH "INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AUSTRALIA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Maggie Zhang and her boyfriend Sunny Gu, international students from China both studying for a Masters in Commerce at the University of Sydney, pack up their belongings in preparation for moving back to China, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Sydney, Australia, August 12, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott SEARCH "INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AUSTRALIA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Sunny Gu and his girlfriend Maggie Zhang, international students from China both studying for a Masters in Commerce at the University of Sydney, walk through the city centre, after lockdown measures put in place to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak were eased, in Sydney, Australia, August 10, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott SEARCH "INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AUSTRALIA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Sunny Gu and his girlfriend Maggie Zhang, international students from China both studying for a Masters in Commerce at the University of Sydney, arrive at Kingsford Smith International Airport, with Zhang's cousin Mario Wang (left) and their flatmate Nick Zhang, before Gu, Maggie Zhang and Nick Zhang catch a flight to China, where they are moving back home to, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Sydney, Australia, August 12, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott SEARCH "INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AUSTRALIA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Maggie Zhang and her boyfriend Sunny Gu, international students from China both studying for a Masters in Commerce at the University of Sydney, check in at Kingsford Smith International Airport, before catching a flight to China, where they are moving back home to, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Sydney, Australia, August 12, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott SEARCH "INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AUSTRALIA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Maggie Zhang and her boyfriend Sunny Gu, international students from China both studying for a Masters in Commerce at the University of Sydney, wave goodbye to Zhang's cousin Mario Wang as they make their way through to the security checkpoint at Kingsford Smith International Airport, before catching a flight to China, where they are moving back home to, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Sydney, Australia, August 12, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott SEARCH "INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AUSTRALIA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Sunny Gu and his girlfriend Maggie Zhang, international students from China both studying for a Masters in Commerce at the University of Sydney, walk through the city centre, after lockdown measures put in place to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak were eased, in Sydney, Australia, August 5, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott SEARCH "INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AUSTRALIA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Maggie Zhang and her boyfriend Sunny Gu, international students from China both studying for a Masters in Commerce at the University of Sydney, walk towards the security checkpoint at Kingsford Smith International Airport, before catching a flight to China, where they are moving back home to, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Sydney, Australia, August 12, 2020. "I definitely hope everything will be normal in 2021. My family and I are looking forward to coming back for my graduation ceremony," said Gu. REUTERS/Loren Elliott SEARCH "INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AUSTRALIA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Shiyu Bao (centre) and her fellow classmates who are international students from China, get ready to take pictures in their graduation gowns around campus at the University of Sydney, after their in-person graduation ceremony was cancelled during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Sydney, Australia, July 4, 2020. "I have polished my resume and have applied for a few jobs but I've had no success so far. I'm willing to do even unpaid internships as long as I get to stay here," said Bao. REUTERS/Loren Elliott SEARCH "INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AUSTRALIA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Shiyu Bao (2nd L), an international student from China studying a Masters in Public Relations at the University of Sydney, plays a game during a picnic with fellow students from her university, after lockdown measures put in place to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak were eased, in Sydney, Australia, June 24, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott SEARCH "INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AUSTRALIA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Elma Song, an international student from China, studying for a Masters in Economics at the University of Sydney, goes shopping with Grace Guo, a fellow Chinese international student from her university, at an outlet mall, after lockdown measures put in place to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak were eased, in Sydney, Australia, July 3, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott SEARCH "INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AUSTRALIA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Shiyu Bao (L), an international student from China studying for a Masters in Public Relations at the University of Sydney, takes pictures with fellow students from her university during a picnic, after lockdown measures put in place to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak were eased, in Sydney, Australia, June 24, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott SEARCH "INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AUSTRALIA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

International students Shiyu Bao and Katerina Ma, both of whom are from China, wear graduation gowns as they take pictures around the University of Sydney's campus, where they studied for their masters degree, after their in-person graduation ceremony was cancelled during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Sydney, Australia, July 4, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott SEARCH "INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AUSTRALIA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Lan Zhang and Elma Song, international students from China, who are both studying for a Masters at the University of Sydney, travel on a bus as they go shopping, after lockdown measures put in place to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak were eased, in Sydney, Australia, July 3, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott SEARCH "INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AUSTRALIA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

International students Shiyu Bao (3rd L), from China, and her fellow classmates from the University of Sydney, have a meal together at a restaurant in Chinatown, to celebrate finishing coursework for their masters degree, after lockdown measures put in place to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak were eased, in Sydney, Australia, July 4, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott SEARCH "INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AUSTRALIA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

A sign reading "Chinese students are welcome! Racism is not!" is hung up on campus at the University of Sydney, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Sydney, Australia, July 4, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott SEARCH "INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AUSTRALIA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES