UAE Ministry of Education closing schools from 8th March 2020, Sunday. The planned spring vacations were planned to start from 29th March 2020 to 12 April 2020. The announcement mentions that all schools and higher education institutions will be now closed for 4 weeks. More details below.
UAE Ministry of Education closing schools
قرار التعطيل يشمل كافة المدارس
— وزارة التربية (@MOEducationUAE) March 3, 2020
الحكومية والخاصة، ومؤسسات التعليم العالي pic.twitter.com/xrWgIoBzUi
UAE also announced six more Coronavirus cases after which such measures were announced.
The move forms part of “preventive and precautionary measures to ensure the safety of students and is in line with efforts and measures taken at the national level, aimed at reducing the spread of the Coronavirus (Covid-19),” according to an official statement.
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#عاجل_وام | التربية تعلن تقديم إجازة الربيع للمدارس والعمل بمبادرة #التعلم_عن_بعد.. و تعطيل طلبة المدارس و مؤسسات #التعليم_العالي بدءاً من الأحد المقبل و لمدة 4 أسابيع وإطلاق برنامج التعقيم للمنشآت التعليمية. pic.twitter.com/G8cyX2fyzE
— وكالة أنباء الإمارات (@wamnews) March 3, 2020