Japan's entire school system, from elementary to high schools, will be asked to close from March 2 until spring break late in March to help contain the coronavirus outbreak, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said
TOKYO - Japan’s entire school system, from elementary to high schools, will be asked to close from Monday until spring break late in March to help contain the coronavirus outbreak, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Thursday.
The number of cases in Japan rose on Thursday to more than 200, up from the official tally of 186 late on Wednesday. On the main northern island of Hokkaido, 15 new cases, including two children under the age of 10, were confirmed. “My honest feeling - all schools on break? It’s important to protect children, but what happens if they have working parents?” wrote @Kogoro1982.
Though a first known case for Japan, second positive tests have been reported in China - one on Feb. 21 - where the disease originated late last year.
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