Trump calls COVID school closures a 'terrible decision' as cases and deaths rise


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  • Tuesday, 14 Jul 2020

A nurse takes a patient to their car from Memorial West Hospital where coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients are treated, in Pembroke Pines, Florida, U.S. July 13, 2020. REUTERS/Maria Alejandra Cardona

(Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Tuesday lambasted California's two largest school districts for making students learn from home for the upcoming term in the face of the resurgent coronavirus pandemic.

The Republican president, in an interview with CBS News, said it was a mistake for the Los Angeles and San Diego school districts to provide only on-line education for the academic year beginning in August.

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