The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) reported that as of March 4, 11 countries and the Chinese administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau had shut down all schools, affecting 290.5 million students from pre-kindergarten through Grade 12. These countries are Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, China, North Korea, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Kuwait and Lebanon.
The number of students affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) will go up, as the eight countries that earlier implemented localized school closures are contemplating nationwide closures, and as Covid-19 hits more countries. These countries are France, Germany, South Korea, Singapore, Thailand, the United Kingdom, the United States and Vietnam. Unesco estimated that another 180 million more children might be out of school on three continents soon.
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