Canada's Ontario province to reopen schools from January 17

Canada’s Ontario province will reopen schools for in-person learning on Jan. 17, Premier Doug Ford’s office said in a statement. Ontario, which is Canada’s most-populous province, had last week decided to shut all schools until at least that date, amid...

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Updated At : 05:23 PM Jan 11, 2022 IST

Canada’s Ontario province will reopen schools for in-person learning on Jan. 17, Premier Doug Ford’s office said in a statement.

Ontario, which is Canada’s most-populous province, had last week decided to shut all schools until at least that date, amid a surge in coronavirus cases caused by the Omicron variant.

The province had then cited staff absenteeism due to infections as an issue and expected it to rise and affect operations in schools as well as workplaces. Reuters

Canada's Ontario province to reopen schools from January 17

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