France closes schools and universities due to coronavirus

The coronavirus epidemic is just beginning, warns Emmanuel macron.

On the evening of Thursday, March 12, French President Emmanuel macron announced in a televised address to the nation that all schools, kindergartens and universities would be closed. All educational institutions in the country will stop working from March 16 “until a new order”, according to the newspaper Le Monde.

Macron also asked all people over the age of 70 and those with chronic diseases to stay at home. Continue reading →