Iwate and Wakayama except for some public high schools closed to school Emergency declaration received April 21, 4:37

With the spread of the new coronavirus infection and the expansion of the scope of emergency declarations throughout the country, public high schools throughout Japan, except for parts of Iwate and Wakayama prefectures, will be closed.

On the 16th of this month, in response to the spread of the new coronavirus infection nationwide, even in areas where public high schools and junior high and high schools have been restarted from the new semester, there are widespread closures.

According to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, school closures have been taken in 31 prefectures such as Tokyo, Osaka, and Fukuoka prefectures until now, but 14 new prefectures except Iwate prefecture and some parts of Wakayama prefecture will be closed. Will be taken.

The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology is also investigating the situation of public elementary and junior high schools, but it seems that most of them will also be closed.