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Hong Kong to shut secondary schools from Monday over COVID fears

FILE PHOTO: Students sit for the Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE) exams on April 26, 2021 in Hong Kong, China. Anthony Kwan/Pool via REUTERS

Hong Kong will suspend face-to-face teaching in secondary schools from Monday until after the approaching Lunar New Year, authorities said, because of a rising number of coronavirus infections in several schools in the Chinese-ruled territory.

The government halted classes in primary schools and kindergartens early this month, and imposed curbs, such as a ban on restaurant dining after 6 p.m. and the closure of venues such as gyms, cinemas and beauty salons.

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