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TOKYO - At Stella Kids daycare in central Tokyo, school children spend the day sitting at separate individual tables, spaced far apart, and facing away from their peers.
The extreme measures are a result of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s request that all schools in Japan be closed starting this week to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. “We have the children spend all day at the same seat, eating their snacks and lunches there too,” Ikuyo Kamimura, Stella Kids manager, told Reuters. “They face the same direction so they don’t get infected by droplets,” she said.
Parents, caretakers, medical experts and politicians were left gobsmacked when Abe announced the nationwide school closure on Feb. 27. Some municipalities have chosen not to comply, but the majority of schools across the country have agreed to the request to stay closed until the new academic year starts in early April.
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