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Some French Schools Close Again Due to COVID-19

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   Some schools in France have closed just a week after reopening, after
   students or staff tested positive for COVID-19, the education minister
   said Monday.

   Speaking to French radio RTL, French education minister Jean-Michel
   Blanquer confirmed that 70 new cases of the novel coronavirus were
   reported since 40,000 preschools and primary schools, roughly one-third
   of the country's preschools and primary schools, opened last week.

   But Blanquer stood by the country's decision to reopen schools,
   claiming that the relatively small proportion of schools being
   shuttered indicates how "strict" the measures and protocols around
   operating schools are.

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