NSTworld: Kindergartens, schools and universities in the Madrid region will close for two weeks from Wednesday as a precaution against Covid19 coronavirus.
Media including Cadena Ser radio said this would send 1.2 million pupils home, as Spain starts to follow Italy’s lead in taking drastic measures to try to delay the spread of the virus.
“It wasn’t easy to make this decision but public health must come above everything,” the head of the Madrid region, Isabel Diaz Ayuso, told a news conference. “These measures imply a disruption to normal activity in these places, but I appeal for your understanding as they are measures that we consider necessary in these areas,” Health Minister Salvador Illa told another news conference.
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