Cuba suspends classes for a month due to coronavirus
The Cuban government suspended the school year as of March 24 to prevent the expansion of COVID-19, a disease of which there were 40 confirmed cases on the island until this Sunday. The closure will extend for three weeks. The fourth week is the one corresponding to the school break. Therefore, starting this Tuesday, and for a month, teaching activities will stop. Classes would resume on Monday, April 20, depending on the epidemiological situation at that time. This was announced on Monday by Prime Minister Manuel Marrero in the Mesa Redonda television program, dedicated to explaining the measures taken by the Cuban authorities to confront the pandemic, with the participation of officials from various ministries in the country. Marrero cited concerns associated with overcrowding and hygiene. “Many agree that being at school is safer than being on the street, but there are concerns about overcrowded or hygienic conditions in some schools, which has been the subject of analysis,” he said. He said that details would be given about facilities for working parents, as well as about daycare centers, which will continue to be open. “The aim is that working parents have facilities and possibilities to continue working, because the economy...