By Matthew Bossons
Its official: The Spring Festival holiday has been extended until February 2 due to an ongoing outbreak of the novel coronavirus in the country, which has infected over 2,500 people and killed 80.
The public holiday for Chinese New Year 2020 began on January 24 and was originally set to conclude on the 30th.
Schools, which were originally expected to reopen on February 17, will also see their opening date postponed, according to Shine. The adjusted reopening date for kindergartens, primary and middle schools, colleges and universities will be released by the nations education authorities.
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The decision to extend the public holiday was made on Sunday at a meeting of the leading group of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee on the prevention and control of the novel coronavirus outbreak, according to Xinhua.
Officials at the meeting noted that the country is at a critical time in its mission to thwart and control the disease outbreak, and urged government workers at all levels to take decisive, powerful and orderly, scientific and well-planned measures to help limit the spread of the disease.
Over the weekend it was announced that the governments of the United States and France would be evacuating their citizens from Hubeis capital city of Wuhan, ground-zero for the outbreak of the new coronavirus.
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