(Reuters) – The Bureau of Education in Shanghai, China, on Saturday asked elementary, middle and high schools in the city to teach remotely from Monday due to the COVID-19 outbreak. 19.
The Bureau also asked preschools and nurseries to close from Monday, according to a statement posted online.
China, which began this month to relax its strict measures, introduced as part of the “zero COVID” policy, is experiencing a surge in cases of contamination.
Fears of the outbreak spreading across the country in the coming weeks are high as mass displacement is expected around the Lunar New Year, which will take place on January 22.
(Shanghaï editorial report; French version Camille Raynaud)
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