Swedish parents fret as schools stay open amid European virus shutdown


  • World
  • Saturday, 28 Mar 2020

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - "I think the Swedish government is mad. What are they waiting for?" said Theodora Papadimitropoulou, whose 15 year-old daughter is still in class in Stockholm despite most of Europe closing its schools to stem the spread of the coronavirus.

"They are not reacting fast enough," she said. "Schools are breeding grounds for infection to spread."

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