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Turkey extends closure of schools to end-May over coronavirus

Reuters TÜRKIYE
Published April 29,2020
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Turkey has extended the closure of schools until the end of May as part of its measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus, Education Minister Ziya Selçuk said on Wednesday.

Ankara announced the initial closure of schools on March 12 after it reported its first case of COVID-19 and now has nearly 115,000 cases with a death toll of nearly 3,000. Selçuk made the announcement at a news conference.