LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Schools throughout Arkansas will be closed for onsite instruction for the next two weeks due to concerns over the new coronavirus, officials announced Sunday.
The mandatory statewide closure, which starts Tuesday, will be followed by spring break the following week, Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said at a news conference. Students would return to classrooms on March 30, unless circumstances dictate otherwise.
Nearly 480,000 students are enrolled in Arkansas schools.
Arkansas has reported 16 cases of COVID-19, an increase of four since Saturday.
Officials made the decision to close schools to onsite instruction in part due to concerns by parents and teachers over the spread of the virus in Arkansas and also to give officials a chance to increase the state’s testing capabilities.
Officials expect the state’s testing capabilities to increase to 440 per day by the end of next week, Hutchinson said. The Arkansas Department of Health can currently perform up to 40 tests per day.
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