France schools coronavirus, Days after reopening, France shuts 22 schools

France schools coronavirus, Days after reopening, France shuts 22 schools.

Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer said on Friday that 22 schools had so far been closed across France and in French territories due to cases of Covid-19, just days after some 12 million students returned to school on Tuesday. 


"In mainland France there are currently 12 schools closed out of a total of more than 60,000, which is a small figure. In addition, 10 schools in La Réunion (a French department in the Indian Ocean) were closed, which makes the total 22," Blanquer told Europe 1 radio.

Up to 130 classes have also been halted and the minister said the authorities were investigating around 250 incidents related to Covid-19 in schools each day.

These incidents are mainly linked to "factors outside school, concerning people who could have been contaminated" over the summer, he said.

If a school reports more than three coronavirus cases the school is temporarily shut, Blanquer said.

But he said the first week of classes had gone "relatively well", adding that "despite the fears everyone went back and that makes me very happy". 

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