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France closes 22 schools due to COVID-19 infections in first week of new school year

Moscow, Sep 4 (Sputnik) France was forced to halt the activities of 22 schools after new coronavirus cases were detected among the pupils days after the new school year began, Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer said on Friday on the Europe 1 broadcaster.
He noted that over half of the 22 establishments were closed on the French mainland, and the rest are located in the overseas territories, including the island of Reunion.
"There are twelve closed facilities in the Metropolitan [France] today, at the Reunion we have ten. All in all, that's 22 [schools]," Blanquer said.
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