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Japan is announcing the closure of schools nationwide to help control the spread of the new virus.
Districts have infectious disease protocols. But few have detailed plans to teach online if schools were closed for long periods.
UK reports two new cases as outbreak spreads and losses on stock markets mount
Japan's Prime Minister has asked all elementary, junior high and high schools in the country to close from Monday through the students' spring break,
The move will impact about 12.8 million elementary, middle and high school students
The month-long closure will affect 13 million students, the government says.
The district's superintendent said the state's health officials believe risk to students remains low, but that they chose to close school out of an abundance of caution.
The country, unlike others, has not experienced a sharp increase in reported cases, but it is under pressure to act decisively to preserve the Tokyo Olympics.
Japan's entire school system, from elementary to high schools, will be asked to close from Monday until spring break late in March to help contain the coronavirus outbreak, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Thursday.
Bothell High School outside Seattle was closed for cleaning on Thursday after a staff member's relative was quarantined and tested for a possible case of the novel coronavirus, school district officials said.
Japan's health minister Katsunobu Kato said on Friday there was a chance sc...
‘Too early to tell’ if coronavirus will close Louisville-area schools and businesses
Schools across the United States are canceling trips abroad, preparing online lessons and even rethinking "perfect attendance" awards as they brace for the possibility that the new coronavirus could begin spreading in their communities. Districts have been rushing to update emergency plans this week after federal officials warned that the virus, which started in China, is almost certain to begin spreading in the U.S. Many are preparing for possible school closures that could stretch weeks or longer, even as they work to tamp down panic among students, parents and teachers. President Donald Trump has worked to minimize fears about the virus, but on Wednesday he also recommended that schools to start planning for arrival of the COVID-19 virus "just in case." "It's the perfect time for businesses, health care systems, universities and schools to look at their pandemic preparedness plans, dust them off, and make sure that they're ready," Trump said Wednesday at a White House news conference. School letters sent home from Florida to California this week sought to assure parents that, in most communities, the risk of exposure to the virus is still very low. Most suggested the same precautions used to combat the flu: Wash hands frequently, cover sneezes and coughs, and stay home if fever or other symptoms arise. At schools, cleaning crews have been told to pay extra attention to door knobs, keyboards and other surfaces that students touch through the day. Some districts have invested in handheld disinfectant sprayers that are used in hospitals, Others are adding traditional hand sanitizers in schools and buses. But even as they work on prevention, schools are also starting to prepare for the worst. Many are making plans to teach students online in case the virus spreads so widely that schools are forced to...
Coronavirus is spreading from China across the globe and schools will be on the frontline of efforts to contain the virus. What you should know
In what was the last of Disney's theme parks in Asia to remain open during the coronavirus outbreak, Tokyo Disneyland announced that it will close starting this weekend. The move comes a day after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared that schools will be closed.
Lebanon announced on Friday it was closing the country's schools effective ...
WEYMOUTH -- A Weymouth High School staff member has self-quarantined amid the novel coronavirus outbreak, according to an email sent Friday afternoon by Superintendent of Schools Dr. Jennifer Curtis Whipple and Paula Magnasco, the school's health services coordinator. The school is working collaboratively with the Department of Public Health to determine next steps as soon as possible and has ...
As the threat of coronavirus grows, North Texas schools are preparing and listening to what parents have to say about it.
COVID-19, also known as the novel coronavirus that originated in Wuhan, China in a wet market, has sparked global concern.
Mid-Michigan schools work to keep the flu bug and the possibility of Coronavirus out of their district.
Though coronavirus is not in Colorado, districts from Boulder to Jefferson County to Denver have been telling parents about their plans and ways to stay safe. Across the country, some say talk of COVID-19 is overblown. Boulder Valley's Director of Health Services Stephanie Faren said she doesn't think so. "I think it's important that we prepare for the worst-case scenario," Faren said. RELATED: Coronavirus: Answering the top 10 questions people...
An elementary school in Oregon will remain closed through Wednesday after an employee became the first presumptive case of coronavirus in the state, the Lake Oswego School District confirmed on its website.
Schools across the United States are canceling trips abroad, preparing online lessons and even rethinking "perfect attendance" awards as they brace for the possibility that the new coronavirus could begin spreading in their communities. Districts have been rushing to update emergency plans since federal officials warned that the virus, which started in China, is almost certain to begin spreading in the U.S. Many are preparing for possible school closures that could stretch weeks or longer, even as they work to tamp down panic among students, parents and teachers. President Trump has worked to minimize fears about the virus, but on Wednesday he and federal health officials recommended that schools start planning for arrival of the COVID-19 virus "just in case." "It's the perfect time for businesses, health care systems, universities and schools to look at their pandemic preparedness plans, dust them off, and make sure that they're ready," said Dr. Anne Schuchat, principal deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. At schools, cleaning crews have been told to pay extra attention to doorknobs, keyboards and other surfaces that students touch through the day. Some districts have invested in handheld disinfectant sprayers that are used in hospitals. Others are adding traditional hand sanitizers in schools and buses. But even as they work on prevention, schools are also starting to prepare for the worst. Many are making plans to teach students online in case the virus spreads so widely that schools are forced to close. Officials are considering how they would handle large numbers of absences among students or teachers, and how to make up days that could be missed because of the virus. At least one school temporarily closed Thursday over fears tied to the virus. Bothell High School,...
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Across the San Francisco Bay Area from elementary schools to universities, administrators were scrambling to formulate strategies of how to handle the current coronavirus outbreak.
Sacred Heart Grammar in Newry and Dunclug College in Ballymena were to leave for Folgaria on Saturday.
TV crew shoot a video near Resort Gateway Station in Urayasu, Chiba-Prefecture, Japan on Saturday, February 29, 2020. Tokyo Disneyland will closed temporarily until March 15 to curb the spread of new coronavirus infections respond to the government's request. Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI