Hong Kong suspends schools for longer to counter spread of coronavirus
FILE PHOTO: A man wears protective mask following the outbreak of a new coronavirus, during their morning commute in a station, in Hong Kong, China February 10, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
HONG KONG - Hong Kong extended on Wednesday the suspension of schools till at least March 16 in a bid to contain the spread of the coronavirus in the city, where 50 cases of the flu-like infection have been confirmed. Secretary for Education Kevin Yeung said secondary and primary schools would not return from the prolonged break until at least mid-March, extending an earlier suspension that was due to see students return to lessons on March 2.
Reporting By Clare Jim and Donny Kwok; Writing by Anne Marie Roantree; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman
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