H.K. to Suspend All In-Person Classes As Virus Cases Mount

An empty classroom in Hong Kong.

Photographer: Billy H.C. Kwok/Bloomberg
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Hong Kong will suspend all face-to-face classes at kindergartens, primary and secondary schools in the city amid a rise in locally-transmitted cases of Covid-19.

The suspension will start on Wednesday, the government said on Sunday. Schools will remain shut through the Christmas holidays begin, suggesting students won’t return until 2021.