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2020-02-27 11:26
On February 26, the governor of Hokkaido made the decision to suspend classes for all primary and secondary schools in the prefecture for a week starting from the 27th.
Aibetsu Town school bus driver, Ebetsu City junior high school teacher, and 2 Nakafurano Town elementary school students... Recently, the number of confirmed cases related to schools in Hokkaido has increased, and Hokkaido Governor Suzuki Naomichi issued a request to the education committees of cities, towns, and villages to suspend classes for a week. Governor Suzuki said that considering that the next one or two weeks would be a critical period for protests, he had considered whether to suspend classes for two weeks, but due to comprehensive considerations such as the burden on parents, he decided to suspend classes for one week. Since February 27, 1,665 primary and secondary schools in Hokkaido have been closed. Taking into account the dual-income families, Sapporo City has decided to suspend classes from February 28 to March 6, and is considering how to accommodate students.
Since this move has no precedent, Governor Suzuki said that some people may criticize it as an overreaction, but local residents said that this decision is still very correct. Sapporo Citizens said that such a decision can prevent the further spread of the epidemic. After all, going to school is a group activity and it is easy to get infected without knowing it.
Excluding the Diamond Princess, Hokkaido has become the most infected area in Japan. There are currently 39 confirmed patients and 1 death.
(Editor: Liu Qingyang)
