School Closures Domino Effect Due to COVID-19 Spread... 300 Million Students Unable to Attend Classes

[Asia Economy Beijing=Special Correspondent Park Sun-mi] Due to the global spread of COVID-19, schools in 15 countries and regions have been completely closed, preventing approximately 300 million students from attending school.

On the 5th, Huanqiu Shibao reported, based on a UNESCO announcement, that the places currently implementing full school closures due to the spread of COVID-19 include Japan, Hong Kong, Macao, Mongolia, North Korea, Italy, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, and the United Arab Emirates, totaling 15 countries and regions.

It also reported that nine countries, including South Korea, the United States, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and Pakistan, have partially closed schools in some regions.

Currently, the full school closures in the 15 countries and regions have prevented 290 million students from attending school, and the newspaper stated that if the nine countries with partial closures switch to full closures, an additional 180 million students will be unable to attend school.

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