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Japan PM defends school closure plan despite critics

Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's call to close schools for two weeks has received a mixed bag of responses. – EPA pic, February 28, 2020.

JAPAN’S prime minister today defended his call for schools across the country to close over the new coronavirus, as the country confirmed a fifth death linked to the outbreak. The call for school closures came as Japan steps up its response to the outbreak, with Tokyo’s Disney resorts and Universal Studios Japan announcing they would close for around two weeks – the latest in a string of closures and cancellations.

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