Coronavirus: UAE closes all schools for one month over deadly virus

The United Arab Emirates has closed all schools due to the outbreak of coronavirus.

According to reports gathered by MyNigeria.com, the schools will be closed for at least four weeks.

BREAKING: UAE closing all schools for at least 4 weeks due to coronavirus - state media

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These preventive measures have forced many countries across Europe to take drastic measures to curtail its spread.

Japan closed its schools for at least a month. Iran canceled Friday Prayers in major cities. Saudi Arabia barred pilgrims from its holiest sites. Stock markets tumbled. U.S. officials called for many more people to be tested.

As cases of the new coronavirus soared in Europe and the Middle East, and infections cropped up in several additional countries — cumulatively at least 48 so far — the signs were everywhere on Thursday that the epidemic shaking much of the world was being viewed with growing alarm.

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.



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, Times report.

At least one school temporarily closed Thursday over fears tied to the virus. Bothell High School, near Seattle, canceled classes after a staffer’s family member was placed in quarantine for showing symptoms of possibly contracting the virus. Officials said the school was being cleaned and disinfected “out of an abundance of caution.”