Massachusetts Schools, Non-Emergency Child Care Programs to Remain Closed Through April

Massachusetts Schools, Non-Emergency Child Care Programs to Remain Closed Through April
An unusually quiet Copley Square in Boston, Massachusetts, on March 25, 2020. Maddie Meyer/Getty Images
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All Massachusetts schools and non-emergency child care programs will remain closed through April, it was announced Wednesday, as the state reported a surge in cases of the CCP virus, also known as the novel coronavirus.

The announcement comes as an extension of the original closure announcements issued on March 15 and March 18 by Gov. Charlie Baker, who said schools would be closed for three weeks until April 6. All public and private schools and non-emergency child care programs will now remain closed until at least early May.

Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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