Education Ministry says 2 schools closed today due to COVID-19 infections

The Education Ministry says there are 1,489 students known to be currently infected with the coronavirus.

The ministry says two elementary schools out of 5,000 operating nationwide were closed today — the first day of studies — due to pupils being confirmed as carriers.

It adds that over the past two weeks, 134 kindergartens out of 21,000 have been closed due to COVID-19 infections.

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