Education Ministry: Schools with 3 covid-19-infected students will close

According to a new Education Ministry rule, schools with three or more students infected with coronavirus are to be shut down. The rule also applies in the case of one teacher of multiple classes. The infection figures for Monday are: 55 new cases raising the total since February to 17,071; another 77 serious cases – altogether 1,994; and 285 deaths, one more than Sunday. However, the number of serious cases totals 33 – 3 less and a drop of 4 to 30 patients on ventilators.