The UAE Ministry of Education has announced that nurseries in the country will be closed temporarily as a preventive measure to contain the spread of coronavirus.
This decision was made after the number of infected cases reached 21 in the UAE, including two staff members of a UAE Tour team.
Nurseries will be closed from Sunday, 1 March for the next 14 days.
Hussein Al Hammadi of The Minister of Education said, "The ministry has suspended classes at all nursery schools in the country for 14 days as a precautionary health measure. During that period, all the nursery schools will be inspected to ensure that they are clean, sterilised, and meet safety conditions."
However, the ministry ensures that it won't have an impact on children's learning process as students will have access to classes, teachers and online learning through an integrated electronic education system.