4 schools in Taipei s Wanhua to close amid rising local COVID-19 cases
05/16/2021 08:48 PM
Chemical warfare troups in Taipei Municipal LongShan Elementary School. CNA photo May 16, 2021
Taipei, May 16 (CNA) Amid a rise in locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the Taipei City government on Sunday announced that four elementary schools in the city s Wanhua District will close for one week from Monday in an effort to curb the rapid spread of the virus in the district.
The four elementary schools are Taipei Municipal Lao-Song Elementary School, Taipei Municipal LongShan Elementary School, Taipei Municipal Ying-Qiao Elementary School and Taipei Municipal ShuangYuan Elementary School.
Meanwhile, ninth graders and 12th graders at high schools in the Taipei and New Taipei will be allowed to move to remote learning instead of going to school in person, also starting Monday.