North Korea to open schools amid signs of relaxation of coronavirus rules

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SEOUL (REUTERS) - North Korea will open schools this month after delays over concern about the novel coronavirus, state media has reported, the latest sign of opening up even though the isolated country has said it has had no confirmed cases of the disease.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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SEOUL (REUTERS) - North Korea will open schools this month after delays over concern about the novel coronavirus, state media has reported, the latest sign of opening up even though the isolated country has said it has had no confirmed cases of the disease.

"Teachers and helpers will thoroughly follow hygiene rules, with thermometres and hand sanitisers installed at entrances of all classrooms and offices, while parents are advised to educate their children," the official Korean Central Broadcasting Committee (KCBC) said. Children at kindergartens and day-care centres will get checked for the virus and buildings will be disinfected, the KCBC added.

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