Japan to close schools nationwide to control spread of virus

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Report: Japan to close all elementary, junior high and high schools from this weekend through March to curb virus spread.

A man with a protective mask walks on a pedestrian bridge Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020, in Tokyo. At a government task force meeting Wednesday on the virus outbreak, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he was asking organizers to cancel or postpone major sports or cultural events over the next two weeks.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he asked all elementary, middle and high schools to remain shut until spring holidays begin in late March.“The coming week or two is an extremely important time,” Abe said. “This is to prioritize the health and safety of the children and take precautions to avoid the risk of possible large-scale infections for many children and teachers who gather and spend hours together every day.

 

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It's graduation season in most places. School is ending around this time , so that's why it's easier to do it

Hurray! Yelled the children.

Children rejoice

mistervacation NYCMayorsOffice Expecting a solid plan when you go on BrianLehrer

The headline should read.... through the 'end' of March to curb virus spread.

good lord.

This is f* insane !!

TrueFactsStated But we have a coronavirus czar who will pray it away.

PeterMerlinCane Good call kids are germ factories.

Parents do not take time off work. The Japanese government does not compensate.

Why not close preschools too it would probably create a business crisis because there is not enough childcare services in Japan to begin with.

ItaliaMasiero Kenya is playing with a time bomb. . COVID2019 coronavirus isn't something to trivialize. It can bring a total shutdown economic to a country and collapse our already struggling economy coronaviruskenya

I'd like to know if GovernorTomWolf is planning for similar measures here. Do not look to the federal government for any sort of direction under our current leadership. I want to know a plan is in place!

great pic

A whole month?

7 billion people in the world at 2% death rate 140 million gone. I am not going out like this.

How will they cope

There’s a chance for us that we’re going to experience something like we’ve never seen in our lifetime before. And people are fucking around. Look who we elected. Now with a 3% mortality rate and he doesn’t think it’s serious. Lol. Clinton wasn’t better. Just saying.

March is a couple days away. They have school on weekends?

That’s cool but don’t be boarding up people in their homes and shit.

Wow

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