NY schools to remain closed for academic year
May 01, 2020  22:50
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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says all schools in the state are to remain closed for the rest of the academic year.

In his daily briefing, he said officials did not have enough time to figure out how to implement social distancing policies at schools, where 4.2 million pupils study each day.

"How do you tell a 10-year-old to socially distance?" he asked reporters. "Kids will be kids."

Cuomo added that a decision about summer school programmes would be made before the end of the month.

New York saw 289 deaths on Thursday, down from 306 on Wednesday.

Cuomo also reported that domestic violence was up 15 per cent in March - when lockdown orders took effect - and 30 per cent in April.
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