Beijing orders city schools closed again over new coronavirus outbreak

Beijing orders city schools closed again over new virus outbreak

Published: 16th June 2020 08:57 PM  |   Last Updated: 16th June 2020 09:13 PM   |  A+A A-

A woman and a child wearing protective face masks and gloves to help curb the spread of the new coronavirus arrive to a stadium to get a nucleic acid test in Beijing, Sunday, June 14, 2020.

A woman and a child wearing protective face masks and gloves to help curb the spread of the new coronavirus arrive to a stadium to get a nucleic acid test in Beijing, Sunday, June 14, 2020. (Photo | AP)

By AFP

BEIJING: Beijing's education commission on Tuesday ordered the closure of the capital's schools again following a new outbreak of the coronavirus in the city of 21 million people.

The commission said on its WeChat social media account that all schools would resume online teaching from Wednesday and universities should also suspend the return of students.

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