Coronavirus crisis causing schools in China to take new measures for students
At least 760 million people in China are subject to a residential lockdown
As China battles a burgeoning coronavirus outbreak, the country is changing plans for hundreds of millions of students who were supposed to start a new semester on Monday.
The country is taking measures to contain the outbreak – including requiring that about 200 million students resume their classes online, instead of in schools. Classes on the Internet are being required for primary and middle school students, according to the state-run Xinhua news agency.
As reported by the Washington Post, all schools are closed indefinitely.
Meanwhile, at least 760 million people in China are subject to a residential lockdown.
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