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Algeria closes schools for ten days over Omicron -official – Metro US

Algeria closes schools for ten days over Omicron -official

A medical worker checks a woman’s temperature in Ait Bouada
A medical worker checks a woman’s temperature in Ait Bouada village

ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algeria has decided to close its schools for ten days after it registered a rise in Omicron cases, an official statement said on Wednesday.

Algeria encouraged citizens to get vaccinated to counter the pandemic.

(Reporting by Lamine Chikhi; Editing by Chris Reese)