Covid-19: Japanese PM stands firm on school closure despite outcry


Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. - AP

TOKYO (The Straits Times/ANN): Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday (Feb 28) stood firm on his call for schools to close for a month, amid stiff pushback from parents, educators and infectious diseases experts who say the move was excessive and unnecessary.

Separately, Tokyo Disney Resort, which covers Disneyland and Disney Sea, also said on Friday that it will close from Saturday until March 15, joining other popular tourist attractions such as the Ghibli Museum and the Kabukiza theatre in Ginza in shutting their doors to curb the spread of the virus.

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