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Virus Shutters Nordic Schools as Number of Cases Hits 2,000

Mette Frederiksen speaks at a press conference in Copenhagen, on March 10.Photographer: Liselotte Sabroe/AFP via Getty Images
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Denmark and Norway are closing schools while large gatherings have been banned across the Nordic region and swathes of workers sent home, as the number of people contaminated by the coronavirus approaches 2,000.