Donetsk, Mar 16 – DAN. DPR authorities are considering closing schools and using homeschooling to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus, the Minister of Health Olga Dolgoshapko said.
“The government shall gather to discuss homeschooling for schools and universities.”
The possible measure is part of the preventive efforts as no cases of the virus infection have been recorded in the DPR.
DPR has introduced a state of high alert. Border control authorities have introduced 24/7 shifts of experts who monitor travelers for COVID-19 symptoms.
Latest updates show that 169,377 people are infected across the globe, the majority of cases are registered in China, Italy, South Korea, Iran. More than 6,500 people have died. *ot