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Coronavirus: Italy to close all schools and universities
By EUobserver
Italy adopted on Wednesday new emergency measures to contain the spread of coronavirus, as the country registered over 3,000 cases and 107 deaths. All schools and universities will be closed until 15 March, Reuters reported. The minister for education, Lucia Azzolina, said she wants to ensure "essential public service, albeit from a distance" to students. Italy is the most-affected country in the EU, followed by Germany, France and Spain.