South Africa Closes Schools For a Month as Coronavirus Cases Surge | Voice of America

JOHANNESBURG – South Africa will close most public schools for a month and extend the 2020 school year into 2021, Cyril Ramaphosa said Thursday, as the nation’s case burden of coronavirus grows past 400,000 – Africa’s highest infection number.

School’s out for August, and the academic year will be extended through 2021, South Africa’s president announced late Thursday — a move affecting more than 14 million children and the adults who care for them.

The order covers government schools, not private schools, though many private schools are also closed. Most schools have been…