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Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has called for the temporary closure of all public schools from next Monday until the end of March to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Mr. Abe's announcement came as a further 13 people tested positive for COVID-19 in Japan, including t...

介绍： BBC News. Hello, I'm Jerry Smit.

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has called for the temporary closure of all public schools from next Monday until the end of March to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Mr. Abe's announcement came as a further 13 people tested positive for COVID-19 in Japan, including two children. Jenny Hill is in Tokyo.

Concern is growing in Japan as the number of cases continues to rise. More than 900 people have been infected and eight have died. Most of the cases were on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship, which is moored in the port of Yokohama. But separately, nearly 200 people have tested positive, among them a woman who was treated and discharged from hospital before she tested positive again a few weeks later. Earlier, the Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called for the temporary closure of all public schools in what will be interpreted as a sign of just how worried the authorities are.

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日本首相安倍晋三呼吁从下周一到三月底暂时关闭所有公立学校，以防止冠状病毒的传播。安倍晋三宣布该消息时，日本又有13人冠状病毒检测呈阳性，其中包括两名儿童。请听珍妮·希尔在东京的报道。

随着病例数量持续上升，日本的担忧也在加剧。目前已有超过900人感染，8人死亡。大多数病例发生在停泊在横滨港的钻石公主号游轮上。另有200人的检测结果呈阳性，其中一名妇女接受了治疗并出院，几周后再次检测呈阳性。早些时候，日本首相安倍晋三呼吁暂时关闭所有公立学校，这表明日本当局对疫情的担忧加剧。