All Catalan schools and universities to close from Friday

All Catalan education centers will close from tomorrow, Friday, March 13, as agreed by the government this Thursday afternoon.

The measure is being taken in order to avoid the spread of coronavirus, and comes a day after other exceptional decisions, including the ban on all gathering of more than 1,000 people.

1.8 million students and 100,000 teachers in the country are affected by the measure, including primary, secondary and higher education.