TOKYO – Schools In Japan Closed Over Coronavirus. Japan’s Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, on Thursday, called on schools to close nationwide. The closing will be from March 2 for several weeks to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus.
According to details, Abe said as follows. “The government considers the health and safety of children above anything else. We request all primary, junior high and high schools across the nation to close temporarily from March 2 next week until their spring break.”
The spring break for public schools usually starts in late March in Japan and lasts several weeks.
Abe said the following during Japan’s cabinet meeting on coronavirus. “It’s extremely important to prevent one patient cluster from creating another and we think we should take thorough measures.”
He also urged ministers to work on legislation for minimising the negative impact on economy and daily lives of Japanese. Schools In Japan Closed Over Coronavirus.
The city of Osaka will also close its kindergartens, elementary and junior high schools from Saturday for two weeks. Abe’s call comes after the government urged organisers of major events to consider cancelling them, and called on businesses to allow employees to work from home or commute off-peak.
Japan has also struggled to deal with the fallout from a cruise ship that it quarantined off its coast, where more than 700 people tested positive for the virus. Four people who became sick on the boat have died.