Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City schools to stay shut for another week due to coronavirus threat

  • Photo: School facilities at the Nhat Tan Secondary School in Hanoi's Tay Ho district are cleaned and disinfected for the third time. VNA Photo: Thanh Tùng
    Photo: School facilities at the Nhat Tan Secondary School in Hanoi's Tay Ho district are cleaned and disinfected for the third time. VNA Photo: Thanh Tùng
  • Photo: Disinfection work is conducted for the third time at the Dong Thai Primary School in Hanoi's Tay Ho district on February 15. VNA Photo: Thanh Tùng
    Photo: Disinfection work is conducted for the third time at the Dong Thai Primary School in Hanoi's Tay Ho district on February 15. VNA Photo: Thanh Tùng
  • Photo: Teachers of the Dong Thai Primary School in Hanoi's Tay Ho district clean and disinfect school facilities on February 15. VNA Photo: Thanh Tùng
    Photo: Teachers of the Dong Thai Primary School in Hanoi's Tay Ho district clean and disinfect school facilities on February 15. VNA Photo: Thanh Tùng
  • Photo: Teachers of the Xuan La Kindergarten in Hanoi's Tay Ho district clean and disinfect toys and school facilities on February 15. VNA Photo: Thanh Tùng
    Photo: Teachers of the Xuan La Kindergarten in Hanoi's Tay Ho district clean and disinfect toys and school facilities on February 15. VNA Photo: Thanh Tùng
  • Photo: Teachers of the Xuan La Kindergarten in Hanoi's Tay Ho district clean and disinfect toys and school facilities on February 15. VNA Photo: Thanh Tùng
    Photo: Teachers of the Xuan La Kindergarten in Hanoi's Tay Ho district clean and disinfect toys and school facilities on February 15. VNA Photo: Thanh Tùng
  • Photo: School facilities at the Nhat Tan Secondary School in Hanoi's Tay Ho district are cleaned and disinfected for the third time. VNA Photo: Thanh Tùng
    Photo: School facilities at the Nhat Tan Secondary School in Hanoi's Tay Ho district are cleaned and disinfected for the third time. VNA Photo: Thanh Tùng
  • Photo: Disinfection work is conducted for the third time at the Xuan La Kindergarten in Hanoi's Tay Ho district. VNA Photo: Thanh Tùng
    Photo: Disinfection work is conducted for the third time at the Xuan La Kindergarten in Hanoi's Tay Ho district. VNA Photo: Thanh Tùng
  • Photo: Kitchen at the Dong Thai Primary School in Hanoi's Tay Ho district are cleaned and disinfected for the third time. VNA Photo: Thanh Tùng
    Photo: Kitchen at the Dong Thai Primary School in Hanoi's Tay Ho district are cleaned and disinfected for the third time. VNA Photo: Thanh Tùng
Schools in HCM City and Hanoi will remain shut for at least another week due to concerns about the COVID-19 (coronavirus) threat. The move means schools, universities and colleges in the country's two biggest cities will have been shut for a full three weeks after the end of the Lunar New Year holiday (in early February). 41 other provinces and cities had planned to reopen on February 17 following the Ministry of Education and Training’s statement that provinces and cities where COVID-19 has not appeared could open after two weeks off. Schools are required to have chairs, desks, classrooms and their campus disinfected and cleaned. VNA Photo: Thanh Tùng

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