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Thursday, March 12, 2020
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Thursday, March 12, 2020
Israel announces closure of schools, universities as part of coronavirus fight
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces Israel will close schools and universities as part of measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
He says the decision doesn’t include kindergartens, special education and boarding schools, adding that a decision would be made for those institutions shortly.
“We are in the midst of a global event unlike anything else in the history of the state’s existence,” he says during a press conference at his office in Jerusalem.
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