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[–] stbelmont [S] ago 

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he asked all elementary, middle and high schools to remain shut until spring holidays begin in late March.

The measure affects 12.8 million students at 34,847 schools nationwide, the education ministry said.

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[–] BordelonLoop 1 point -1 points (+0|-1) ago 

al jazeera? fuck off.

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[–] lettersofmarque 1 point 0 points (+1|-1) ago 

I find Al Jazeera more informative than any domestic source at this point.

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[–] BordelonLoop ago 

of course you do. cause a muzzie operation doesn't have any slant, right? now do CAIR.

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[–] stbelmont [S] 1 point -1 points (+0|-1) ago 

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[–] BordelonLoop 1 point -1 points (+0|-1) ago 

and you do google. dumbass.

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[–] stbelmont [S] ago 

If this happens in the US there are going to be a lot of new homeschoolers.

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[–] tokui ago 

You overestimate people's intelligence.

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[–] stbelmont [S] ago 

Later Thursday, the health and welfare ministry said Abe’s request does not apply to day care centers for children and after-school facilities for elementary school students.

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/02/27/national/hokkaido-coronavirus-school/#.XlfDwR5ME0M

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[–] lettersofmarque 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Given the prevalence of the "I'll do what I want" mindset and infected assholes predictably refusing to self report or self quarantine and actively avoiding heath services screening procedures, the spread of the virus in the US and resulting public closures are inevitable.

I predict the cancellations of school days, sporting events, and other public gatherings will begin in the US as early as April as the other countries now mandating public closures seem to be on a 4-6 week timeframe from initial infection to public isolation implementation. It's not a matter of if it will happen but when and how disruptive it will be. I picked up my dry non-perishable foods yesterday.

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[–] stbelmont [S] 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Italy went from zero cases to quarantining 10 towns - no work, commercial activity, school, events, or public transportation - in 12 hours.

It can happen fast. Glad you shopped.

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[–] Mustard_Monkey ago  (edited ago)

Title does not link to article this is the correct title: "World 'on brink of coronavirus pandemic': All the latest updates."

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[–] stbelmont [S] ago 

To clarify, title does link to article, however the article's headline is different than the post title I used here since the article's headline did not address the subject I was posting about here. The post title does match the bold text to the sub-article.

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[–] Mustard_Monkey ago 

Thanks for the clarification. But it was a good article with the title it had too IMHO.