Coronavirus: China\'s Shandong province to close all schools till Feb-end

Coronavirus: China's Shandong province to close all schools till Feb-end

The move, which applies to all types of schools, is being carried out to guarantee students' safety, the statement said.

Reuters  |  Shanghai 

A thermal screeening device checks passengers arriving in India from China including Hong Kong in view of outbreak of Novel coronavirus (CoV) in China, at an airport in Kolkata
A thermal screeening device checks passengers arriving in India from China including Hong Kong in view of outbreak of Novel coronavirus (CoV) in China, at an airport in Kolkata

China's northern Shandong province said all schools will stay closed until the end of February amid an ongoing outbreak, the province's education bureau said in a statement on its official webite on Sunday.
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The move, which applies to all types of schools, is being carried out to guarantee students' safety, the statement said.
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First Published: Sun, February 09 2020. 12:21 IST