Duterte wants Philippine schools closed until vaccine is ready
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte says schools will remain closed until a vaccine for the novel coronavirus is ready.
The Department of Education had set the opening of the school year for August 24 due to the COVID-19 outbreak, three months after its traditional start in June. “The physical opening of schools will depend on the risk severity grading or classification of a locality,” it added when it announced the new school calendar.
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