In Japan, all schools will be closed to control the Rona virus
In Japan, all schools will be closed to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Schools will be closed for almost a month.
On February 27, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the government would call for the closure of all schools from Monday (March 2) until the end of March. As many as 13 million students are expected to attend the closed schools, according to the BBC.
In Japan, the government is planning to close schools to control the virus after a second case of the virus was discovered in a woman working as a tour guide on a tourist bus. As of the night of February 27, 202 people had been diagnosed with the COVID-19 virus and four had died.
Meanwhile, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, head of the World Health Organization (WHO), said the global virus infection epidemic had reached a critical juncture and had the potential for a global pandemic.
According to the latest figures, the number of new cases in mainland China has continued to decline since the virus was first detected. However, South Korea Outside of China, as in Italy and Iran, the number of virus infections and deaths has risen.
“This is not the time to panic, it is time to take action to prevent the spread of the virus and save lives,” said the WHO chief. As of the night of February 27, the official death toll from COVID-19 had risen to 2,811 worldwide, including 2,744 in mainland China.
The number of people infected with the virus in mainland China has risen to 82,564 worldwide, including 78,497, with 33,252 recovering. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared an outbreak of the COVID-19 virus on January 30. On February 24, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned that the virus could spread around the world.
