Amid concerns about the coronavirus, Japan is asking all schools to shut down after this week and not reopen until after their spring break ends in April.
Japan is asking all schools from the elementary to high school level to shut down for the next month, citing the risk of spreading the COVID-19 coronavirus. Here, elementary school students head home Thursday in Ichikawa, Japan.Japan is asking all schools from the elementary to high school level to shut down for the next month, citing the risk of spreading the COVID-19 coronavirus. Here, elementary school students head home Thursday in Ichikawa, Japan.
Announcing the move, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he is"putting health and safety of children first above all."."They will now be effectively asked to start their holidays early." The nationwide shutdown comes after jurisdictions in Hokkaido and Chiba announced plans to close their schools to avoid close contact that could spread the virus.
As Japan fights to contain the coronavirus,"the next one to two weeks will be of critical importance,"Japan's government is also asking businesses and other employers to give wide latitude to their employees, both to allow them to take leave if they feel ill and to accommodate parents who now face an unplanned stretch of several weeks without school.The government will address"various issues caused by these measures," Abe added.
In another new development, Japanese health officials say a woman who had recovered from COVID-19 and was released from care has been found to have the virus again. An Osaka resident, the woman was originally diagnosed on Jan. 29, when she became Japan's eighth patient. She's now listed as
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